(The Center Square) – What Mayor Muriel Bowser and the 13-member Council of the District of Columbia will not do, says a Florida congressman, “the federal government has a responsibility” it must provide.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., says his legislation – Make D.C. Safe Again, or House Resolution 4922 – is not a political talking point. “This is real life. The President of the United States and Congress have a responsibility to make sure that the nation’s capital is safe and if the local government is not going to do that, then the federal government has a responsibility to step in.”