But don't let the facts get in the way of your uninformed rant.
Licensing is handled by District of Columbia Taxicab Commission [2].
[1] http://www.dcptda.org/ [2] http://dctaxi.dc.gov/dctaxi/site/default.asp
None of them are particularly powerful or well-connected. It's nothing like New York.
But don't let the facts get in the way of your uninformed rant.