Posts - Bill - HR 1774 To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.
house 03/03/2025 - 119th Congress
We're seeking to amend the United States Code to conditionally withhold apportionment funds from the District of Columbia until the phrase "Black Lives Matter" is removed from Black Lives Matter Plaza and all related District materials, and the street is redesignated as Liberty Plaza. This proposed legislation aims to standardize the representation of public spaces and materials in the nation's capital.
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HR 1774 - To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.
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moderate 03/03/2025
Lost priorities: When Congress debates street names over real issues.
left-leaning 03/03/2025
Renaming won't change reality—racism still exists.
moderate 03/03/2025
Liberty or lives? Maybe focus on actual change, not cosmetic ones.
left-leaning 03/03/2025
Erasing Black Lives Matter won't erase the need for it.
right-leaning 03/03/2025
Time to focus on unity, not separating symbols.
left-leaning 03/03/2025
Defunding identity isn't liberty; it's silencing a movement.
right-leaning 03/03/2025
Finally, free speech that doesn't cater to divisive slogans.
right-leaning 03/03/2025
Liberty Plaza? Sounds more like freedom from identity politics.
moderate 03/03/2025
In a city with real problems, changing signs seems a bit out of touch.