ABSTRACT
As citizens of the nation’s capitol, Washingtonians lack some of the political rights and prerogatives shared by many Americans. They do not have voting representation in Congress; although Washingtonians are able to elect a delegate to the House of Representatives, this representative is relegated to a non-voting status. Moreover, the District of Columbia lacks the budget autonomy afforded to most cities and its political and economic decisions are regulated by Congress (Rowat, 1973: 342; Hanson and Ross, 1973: 96). The congressional subcommittees exercising supervision over the District of Columbia are the Committee on Government Reform’s Subcommittee on the District of Columbia (formerly the House Committee on the District of Columbia1) in the House of Representatives, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, the Senate District of Columbia Appropriations Subcommittee, and the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on General Services, Federalism, and the District of Columbia.
