Mayor Wu touted Boston’s safety, remained defiant during hourslong GOP-led hearing. Here’s how it unfolded.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defends "sanctuary city" policies before Congress
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before a House committee on so-called "sanctuary cities" in Washington Wednesday.
Don’t mess with Boston. In the lion’s den of Congress, Michelle Wu was formidable and fearless.
Mayor Michelle Wu is many things: Savvy politician, smart Harvard-trained lawyer, devoted mother. But none of those words really do her justice. The description I keep coming back to is the Chinese phrase: Hen li hai.
Wu takes Washington
Wu rolled in dressed for the occasion — baby in tow, with a visible Ash Wednesday cross on her forehead — before taking her seat alongside her fellow mayors: New York Mayor Eric Adams, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Mass. leaders gather in Washington to support Wu before congressional testimony
Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and other lawmakers offered their unified support to Mayor Wu ahead of her congressional testimony.