The Brief D.C. leaders went before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb were the witnesses testifying. The hearing focused on crime and public safety in the District, as well as President Trump's crime emergency order. It was a contentious day on Capitol Hill as D.C. leaders testified in front of the House Oversight Committee on crime in the city. Hours-long testimony :Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb were the witnesses testifying today before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.