WASHINGTON (AP) - District of Columbia leaders have rejected a proposal by a leading House Republican to give the city greater budget autonomy because it also contains language restricting their ability to spend taxpayer dollars on abortion.

The draft bill from U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., would let the city spend its local tax dollars without congressional approval. It also would have the district's fiscal year start in July and prevent the suspension of city services in the event of a federal government shutdown.

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