District of Columbia taxi drivers on Tuesday urged the D.C. Council to continue to exempt current drivers from a requirement that they live in the city.

“Police officers, teachers and firefighters are not required to live in the District of Columbia. Why should taxi drivers be targeted?” said Abdul Kamus of the African Resource Center during a D.C. Council committee hearing.

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