The abortive neo-Nazi march highlights a lapsed federal obligation. I am seeking payment.
Millions visit here every year.
We protect them, clean up after them, and all the rest. It's not our territory, however. Whether good guys or bad actors, they come looking for Congress and the President, not us. I anticipated the need with language in the D.C. Revitalization Act that transferred state costs to the federal government. I've requested funds, not only for the neo-Nazi demonstration.