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We sat down with D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto, who’s running to succeed Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton as Washington’s delegate to Congress.
Pinto joined Tom and me for a wide-ranging conversation about the race — including how she’d deal with President Trump, Republicans on Capitol Hill, and what sets her apart from her top rival, council member Robert White.
A few highlights:
• Her pitch to voters. Pinto touted her work leading the Secure DC crime bill.
• Life as a delegate without a vote. Her strategy to build alliances and who she’d call first if elected.
• Trump and D.C. autonomy. Pinto told us what she’d say to President Trump.
• Future of Washington. We also talked about downtown redevelopment, whether the Height Act should change, the possibility of gambling in D.C., and the arrival of Waymo robo-taxis.
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