Republican representative Lauren Boebert raised a peculiar question in a recent US House hearing.
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She asked whether a revised Washington DC criminal code, which was previously overturned by Congress, had become law. While her question was met with a reminder of the prior decision of Congress, Boebert continued to express interest in whether or not the revised code would have decriminalised public urination. A dumfounded Washington DC council member, Charles Allen, repeatedly reminded Boebert that it was still a criminal offence.

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