Senate measure would maintain current funding for D.C., grant budget autonomy

... funding by 6 percent. Most of the money pays for the District's court system, with the rest devoted to education, HIV/AIDS treatment and a handful of other items. Federal funding accounts for roughly 2 percent of the District budget. D.C. ...

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