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Delegate to the House of Representatives

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Robert White

DemocratOn the DC Council

When we talk about the budget, we’re talking real people, real homes, and real stability. 🏠 Heard from a Ward 7 resident how ReMIT is helping neighbors stay rooted in their communities. That’s why I fight for budget investments that meet real needs. Housing stability. 💜

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This budget delivers real wins for DC residents. $28.2M for housing vouchers. $500K for foreclosure prevention. $636K for Youth mentorship. Support for childcare, workers, tenants, families, and public safety. This is what it looks like when budget meets you where you are.

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The annual MLK Parade is something the entire DC government shows up for, yet it has never received dedicated funding. This budget season, I identified funding to support it. As we move through the budget process, let’s make sure that investment stays in place.

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Stability starts with investment. It’s critical that we put dollars where they help residents most, and my team and I are proud to have helped secure these FY27 budget priorities. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.instagram.com/p/DYz1y3VFcOD/?igsh=YWRxM3RoZmZ1YmJl
We are officially two weeks away from pencils down for the FY27 budget. I’ve sent a letter to the Mayor and here’s what I’m asking for on behalf of DC Residents. Read more here : https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzUBcDlc6c/?igsh=MW91dG1pNnZiZXN5NQ==
Here’s what I had to say about DoorDash withdrawing their support for the federal bill that threatens DC’s control over local finances: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd9Rsh4PPNw/?stkn=M2Y1dDVmMzZldWN1

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Mayor of the District of Columbia

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Rhonda Hamilton

Independent5 quoted

Ending the inflationary spiral of the past decade through fiscal responsibility, and efficiency in all echelons of government.

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Reestablishment of the authority and responsibility of local government by returning to those matters properly falling within DC jurisdiction and responsibility.

Ending the inflationary spiral of the past decade through fiscal responsibility, and efficiency in all echelons of government.

The orderly and economical utilization of the natural resources of this city coupled with a sensible program of conservation of these resources.

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I will engage stakeholders in budget discussions to help foster transparency and accountability to ensure a more inclusive approach that reflects the voices of DC citizens. Long term economic sustainability with social equity commitments will lead to a healthier and more prosperous DC.

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The needs and priorities of the community must be appropriately aligned with the responsible allocation of funding while also eliminating waste, and spending inefficiencies.

I will engage stakeholders in budget discussions to help foster transparency and accountability to ensure a more inclusive approach that reflects the voices of DC citizens. Long term economic sustainability with social equity commitments will lead to a healthier and more prosperous DC.

Addressing DC’s wealth gap disparity can healthily be achieved with the collaboration of governmental, private sector, and corporate commitments to creating sustainable solutions that will provide equitable access to education, skilled trades, job opportunities with livable wages, home ownership, and small business support. Small business owners in DC have employed approximately 48% of DC’s workforce, and thus their impact on DC’s local economy will be preserved and supported in my administration.

Efficiency and prudence in governmental spending leading to a helpful and stable economy free from the need for ever continuing taxation.

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An alliance and partnership with the private sector of our economy seeking an end to poverty among our people but not the expense of displacement of its residents.

Efficiency and prudence in governmental spending leading to a helpful and stable economy free from the need for ever continuing taxation.

Inclusion of clean energy in our program of prosperity, through private sector efforts, rather than total reliance on governmental subsidies.

As tax-paying citizens, we vehemently reject your continued attacks on our young people. If your intentions are to truly address the crime in Washington, DC, it would be great if you would restore the $1.1 billion dollars that was erroneously taken from tax-paying DC citizens by your colleagues in the House of Representatives, and commit to holding our local elected leadership to higher standards of crime management.

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Are those in your inner circle “born to be pedophiles”? In reference to being “born a criminal,” does it take one to know one? Are you some sort of verified expert on the matter? How would your parents feel if you were labeled “born to be criminal,” given your judicial track record? Who among you are “born to be criminals”? Have you examined the repeated missteps, falsehoods, and entitled cronyism occurring within your very own realm of leadership?

As tax-paying citizens, we vehemently reject your continued attacks on our young people. If your intentions are to truly address the crime in Washington, DC, it would be great if you would restore the $1.1 billion dollars that was erroneously taken from tax-paying DC citizens by your colleagues in the House of Representatives, and commit to holding our local elected leadership to higher standards of crime management.

You appear to believe that you have inherent rights of immunity to announce to the world that Washington, DC’s young people are “born to be criminals”.

The needs and priorities of the community must be appropriately aligned with the responsible allocation of funding while also eliminating waste, and spending inefficiencies.

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District residents deserve to have an enhanced sense of security and access to safer public spaces for a more vibrant community, school, and work life. I will work effortlessly to identify and address strained community and law enforcement relationships, citizen safety concerns, failed youth advancement investments, robust gun violent and drug activities, with a multi-faceted and crime prevention approach that includes the proper staffing of all government applicable agencies, unbiased enforcement of the law, and community safety initiatives.

The needs and priorities of the community must be appropriately aligned with the responsible allocation of funding while also eliminating waste, and spending inefficiencies.

I will engage stakeholders in budget discussions to help foster transparency and accountability to ensure a more inclusive approach that reflects the voices of DC citizens. Long term economic sustainability with social equity commitments will lead to a healthier and more prosperous DC.

Janeese Lewis George

DemocratOn the DC Council8 quoted

When the Council received the Mayor's budget, it proposed balancing our fiscal challenges on the backs of working families, educators, and residents struggling to get by. Today, we approved a budget restoring funding for Pay Equity, housing vouchers, Access to Justice, and more.

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Today DC’s CFO certified our budget appropriations will increase by more than $51 million, due to FY25 revenue exceeding actual expenditures. Because of the contingency plan my team helped include in the FY26 budget, this $51 million will be used to fund vital programs.

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Ward 4 deserves a budget that reflects our needs and our values. Today, we took our second vote on the Local Budget Act, securing critical investments for residents in Ward 4 and across DC. Here are some of the wins we secured to make DC stronger and more affordable: ⬇️

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This week, the mayor released her budget proposal. The plan is billed as “strategic growth,” but cuts more than $800M from the programs DC residents rely on most. As residents face economic uncertainty and federal threats, government should be stepping up—not stepping back. 🧵

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For Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, I was grateful to join Quality Trust's Better Together Reception to speak with residents & advocates from across DC.
 
I'll fight to make sure the voices of neighbors with disabilities are heard loud and clear in the FY27 budget.

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After triggering a local recession with mass federal layoffs and blocking DC from using $1 billion of its own money last year, Republicans in Congress are at it again. Today's vote threatens to cause chaos, blowing a $600 million hole in DC's budget.

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We can have a people-first budget. These are all choices. As mayor, you won’t have to fight with me to fund health care, housing, equity for childcare workers because I understand when you invest in people, our city thrives.

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The House votes tomorrow on overturning our local tax law. This means:  1. Reversing a tax break for working families  2. Wreaking havoc in the middle of tax filing season 3. Destabilizing DC’s economy by clawing back $600 million 4. Undermining local autonomy

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Robert L. Gross

Statehood Green1 quoted

Testified at the SY26 Budget Oversight Hearing. Too many decisions are missing the people they’re meant to serve. If we’re serious about D.C.’s future, reform and modernization aren’t optional. They’re overdue. Grateful for the opportunity to speak.

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Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia

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Phil Mendelson

DemocratOn the DC Council11 quoted

Today’s revenue forecast, predicting an average $342M drop in revenues in each of the next 3 years, sets the stage for a very difficult budget process this spring.

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Without Senator Collins’ bill the District is faced with a requirement to limit annual spending to FY 2024 levels – with only half-a-year left to do this. No program can be left untouched if we are to suddenly cut $1 billion. Congress has changed the rules in the middle of the game, so to speak, because twice last fall Congress gave us the go-ahead to spend at FY 2025 levels. This is not responsible governing. This fiscal irresponsibility is heightened by the fact that the cut in spending is not

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“We’re hopeful that Senator Susan Collins’ (R-ME) standalone bill will solve the problem for the District. But we won’t know for sure until the House comes back after March 24. And even then, there are risks. We appreciate her willingness to stand with the District.

Without Senator Collins’ bill the District is faced with a requirement to limit annual spending to FY 2024 levels – with only half-a-year left to do this. No program can be left untouched if we are to suddenly cut $1 billion. Congress has changed the rules in the middle of the game, so to speak, because twice last fall Congress gave us the go-ahead to spend at FY 2025 levels. This is not responsible governing. This fiscal irresponsibility is heightened by the fact that the cut in spending is not

“District spending comes from locally-generated revenues, not federal dollars. So Congress is not saving federal dollars. There is no benefit, anywhere, to the District from this CR. It is disheartening, frustrating, and damaging for the District.

Despite reporting to the contrary, there are no plans to the take the RFK funding out of the budget. In fact, I have said explicitly that the funding will be cabined, in other words, protected.

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The Council has restructured the debt financing by not capitalizing interest in Fiscal Years 2028 & 2029. This will save District taxpayers approximately $55 million.

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Development Milestones: The Council’s legislation will specify deadlines for completion of the development of different phases (e.g., affordable housing, retail) – with the acceleration of out-year rent payments as a penalty.

The Council has restructured the debt financing by not capitalizing interest in Fiscal Years 2028 & 2029. This will save District taxpayers approximately $55 million.

The Council’s legislation redirects $600 million from the “Sports Facility Fee” (formerly Ballpark Fee) to a Transportation Improvement Fund for Metro improvements.

I appreciate that building and protecting the reserve funds is the CFO's policy view, but the CFO does not have the authority to make a policy decision that the Council may not use local reserves to support appropriations. My full letter below or at: https://chairmanmendelson.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Letter-to-Lee-6.23.pdf
Revenues from the site: the term sheet provided that all revenues, including tax revenues, generated at the stadium go to the Commanders or to a stadium-reinvestment fund. The Commanders have agreed that the following revenues instead will go to the District:

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The Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Business & Economic Development will hold a public hearing on the legislation on July 29 and a hearing with government and team officials on July 30.

Revenues from the site: the term sheet provided that all revenues, including tax revenues, generated at the stadium go to the Commanders or to a stadium-reinvestment fund. The Commanders have agreed that the following revenues instead will go to the District:

$260M parking revenues from non-stadium-event days (team estimates ~$170M higher)

It is nonsensical. The effect of what they’re trying to do would be to cut back spending by police... as well as agencies that deal with the cleanliness of the city, public education and so forth. They would realize no savings from this, because these are not federal dollars

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NEWS: The GOP CR released Saturday could lead to roughly $1 billion in cuts to DC services, city officials warned. It left out a longstanding DC provision, instead treating DC as a federal agency and forcing it to revert to FY2024 spending levels: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/09/dc-budget-congress-house-republicans-continuing-resolution/
“Inaccurate statements continue to be made regarding Council action on the Mayor’s proposed deal with the Washington Commanders,” Mendelson said. “First, there is no plan to take the monies out of the budget; there is no plan to delay the RFK resources in this year’s budget. I have said repeatedly that the RFK-related budget items will be protected and fully available: the $500 million capital contribution and the $202 million infrastructure project.

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WASHINGTON, DC – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson issued the following statement in response to reports and comments regarding RFK site.

“Inaccurate statements continue to be made regarding Council action on the Mayor’s proposed deal with the Washington Commanders,” Mendelson said. “First, there is no plan to take the monies out of the budget; there is no plan to delay the RFK resources in this year’s budget. I have said repeatedly that the RFK-related budget items will be protected and fully available: the $500 million capital contribution and the $202 million infrastructure project.

“Second, the Commanders have said the earliest they would need the District’s money and go to the bond markets to finance construction is next summer. We will work within the Commanders’ 2030 timetable.

“Inaccurate statements continue to be made regarding Council action on the Mayor’s proposed deal with the Washington Commanders,” Mendelson said. “First, there is no plan to take the monies out of the budget; there is no plan to delay the RFK Continue Reading

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WASHINGTON, DC – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson issued the following statement in response to reports and comments regarding RFK site.

“Inaccurate statements continue to be made regarding Council action on the Mayor’s proposed deal with the Washington Commanders,” Mendelson said. “First, there is no plan to take the monies out of the budget; there is no plan to delay the RFK Continue Reading

Mendelson Sends Letter to Executive Demanding Council Receive Budgets

“The Council will move forward quickly to analyze the Mayor’s terms, improve the deal where possible for taxpayers, and approve a new football stadium. Any suggestions to the contrary are simply false.”

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“Due diligence requires additional information from both the Commanders and the Mayor – underlying economic analyses, traffic studies, development plans, etc. The Commanders have been completely responsive.

“The Council will move forward quickly to analyze the Mayor’s terms, improve the deal where possible for taxpayers, and approve a new football stadium. Any suggestions to the contrary are simply false.”

“Second, the Commanders have said the earliest they would need the District’s money and go to the bond markets to finance construction is next summer. We will work within the Commanders’ 2030 timetable.

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“Inaccurate statements continue to be made regarding Council action on the Mayor’s proposed deal with the Washington Commanders,” Mendelson said. “First, there is no plan to take the monies out of the budget; there is no plan to delay the RFK resources in this year’s budget. I have said repeatedly that the RFK-related budget items will be protected and fully available: the $500 million capital contribution and the $202 million infrastructure project.

“Second, the Commanders have said the earliest they would need the District’s money and go to the bond markets to finance construction is next summer. We will work within the Commanders’ 2030 timetable.

“Third, I have met several times with the Commanders and I have made clear that the July 15th deadline – a date not set by the Council and which we knew nothing about – was “off the table.” It’s not even close to characterize their reaction as “furious.”

168 measures introduced on budget120 recorded votes on budget24 against the majority

At-Large Member of the Council

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Oye Owolewa

Democrat4 quoted

DC’s budget is under real strain, not because residents are asking for too much, but because revenue is not keeping pace with the economy or with the responsibilities DC is required to carry. The District relies primarily on local property, income, and sales taxes, along with federal funds that make up about a quarter of total revenue. Unlike states, DC must fund both city and state level services, including Medicaid, unemployment insurance, and human services, while lacking full control over its own budget.

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…rents keep rising, triple net leases shift risk onto tenants, and public investments often increase property values without protecting the businesses expected to stay. Construction projects disrupt corridors with little notice, and vacant storefronts sit empty while speculation is rewarded. Immigrant and Black owned businesses face language barriers, confusing applications, and unequal access to capital. Too many small businesses have closed not because they failed their communities, but because the District made it easier to support billion dollar developments than neighborhood businesses.

DC’s budget is under real strain, not because residents are asking for too much, but because revenue is not keeping pace with the economy or with the responsibilities DC is required to carry. The District relies primarily on local property, income, and sales taxes, along with federal funds that make up about a quarter of total revenue. Unlike states, DC must fund both city and state level services, including Medicaid, unemployment insurance, and human services, while lacking full control over its own budget.

Congress can block DC laws, restrict how local funds are spent, and impose federal budget riders that deny the District revenue. One clear example is cannabis. DC voters legalized possession, but Congress still blocks the District from regulating and taxing recreational sales, denying millions in revenue that could be reinvested in communities harmed by the War on Drugs.

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For this to be happening in 2025 shows everything we need to know about this year’s disastrous budget. We have billions for a stadium while the rest of us are left outside!

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9am this is the ERAP line several hundred many have been waiting outside in the cold since 5:30am @ChmnMendelson @kenyanmcduffie @trayonwhite @AnitaBondsDC @CMRobertWhiteDC @chenderson @BrianneKNadeau @CMBrookePinto @CMFrumin We must do better it’s in the 30’s! What if it rained
DC also deserves a budget that puts people before giveaways. Public dollars should meet basic needs, not subsidize luxury developments, stadiums, or speculative projects that primarily benefit a few investors while burdening future residents. The routine use of tax abatements, Opportunity Zones, TIFs, and public debt to finance high end development drains resources from neighborhoods that need them most and locks in obligations that limit future choices.

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DC residents deserve a revenue system that grows with the economy and is based on ability to pay. That means raising enough revenue to fund core services, absorb federal shocks, and meet real needs in housing, health care, education, food access, and public safety.

DC also deserves a budget that puts people before giveaways. Public dollars should meet basic needs, not subsidize luxury developments, stadiums, or speculative projects that primarily benefit a few investors while burdening future residents. The routine use of tax abatements, Opportunity Zones, TIFs, and public debt to finance high end development drains resources from neighborhoods that need them most and locks in obligations that limit future choices.

Oye supports increasing taxes on households with very high incomes, extreme wealth, and highly profitable corporations, consistent with the Just Recovery DC vision for a racially equitable tax system.

Residents deserve transparency and accountability for public subsidies. If Opportunity Zones or Tax Increment Financing are used, the public should be able to see who benefits, what community gains are delivered, and whether promises are kept. Public money should meet public needs like housing, food access, health care, education, and local economic stability, not subsidize unchecked development without accountability.

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DC residents deserve a government where equity is enforced, not optional. Laws like the REACH Act should shape decisions from the very beginning, with clear standards, timelines, and public reporting. Equity must be measurable, visible, and tied to outcomes, not reduced to checkboxes or after the fact justifications.

Residents deserve transparency and accountability for public subsidies. If Opportunity Zones or Tax Increment Financing are used, the public should be able to see who benefits, what community gains are delivered, and whether promises are kept. Public money should meet public needs like housing, food access, health care, education, and local economic stability, not subsidize unchecked development without accountability.

Trust is built when government tells the truth, releases data, corrects failures, and listens to communities before deals are signed.

Elissa Silverman

IndependentOn the DC Council2 quoted

It is even more true now than 2 years ago when this was written and published: "Missing from these numbers is any serious discussion about what taxpayers get for the money...D.C.'s budget is structurally imbalanced, with expenditures far outstripping revenue growth."

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One of many reasons of why we are not getting a good return on the $22 billion investment we make in our city every year. Our program to help locally owned minority contractors is to help them grow & reinvest back into DC's economy, hiring our residents & spending $$ here.

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NEWS: @DCAttorneyGen is suing Sequoia Row Consulting LLC and its CEO Paul Lawrence for allegedly pretending it was a D.C.-based small business (while Lawrence lived in Georgia) in order to gain preferential access to D.C. contracts. It got 32 contracts worth $13 million.

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Charles Allen

DemocratOn the DC Council4 quoted

The DC Council unanimously passed the budget today, with big improvements from the Mayor's proposed budget locked in for DC residents. Hear the update from CM @charlesallen. 👇

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What does this budget mean if you ride @wmata? It means protecting Kids Ride Free, increasing transit support for adult learners, restoring bus service where riders have been left behind, and fully funding Metro. 1/2 👇

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The Sustainable Energy Trust Fund is one of the important tools DC has that can help residents lower their utility bills for the long haul, paid for by a small monthly fee on your bill. But the Mayor keeps sweeping most of it to pay the city's power bills. 1/2 👇

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DC government is using local funds to cover the gap from the federal shutdown & administration’s refusal to address this emergency and leave working families out. We will ensure our residents on SNAP & WIC are getting the food & support they need. It’s the right call to make.

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If benefits aren't restored, 141,000 DC residents won't be able to put food on their tables to feed their families. There is no scenario where this ends well, and the federal government has the tools to avoid such a clear and cruel outcome.

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Attorney General

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Robert Simmons

Republican1 quoted

It's time to address the growing financial challenges in D.C. I will work to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, and our local government operates more efficiently and transparently.

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D.C. needs policies that foster entrepreneurship, reduce overregulation, and provide tax relief to encourage business growth. As Shadow Senator, I will push for pro-business policies that benefit both small businesses and large employers in D.C.

It's time to address the growing financial challenges in D.C. I will work to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, and our local government operates more efficiently and transparently.

I believe in parental choice and the right to choose the best education for our children. I will advocate for school choice programs, improve local education funding, and work to make D.C.'s schools more competitive.

Paul Strauss

Democrat5 quoted

Keeping Score? The @USCBO is… and they concluded that passage of the #DCBudget Act will have Zero “0” Fiscal Impact on the Federal Budget…

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This is a distortion of the @councilofdc position. @SenRickScott’s resolution should be defeated and #HomeRule Budget decisions should be respected!

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The D.C. Council’s decision to BLOCK its residents from benefitting from @POTUS’ Working Families Tax Cuts is ABSURD. Government’s top priority should be serving families, not benefiting off them. https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/2/sen-rick-scott-leads-resolution-overruling-d-c-s-move-to-deny-families-and-businesses-trump-s-historic-tax-cuts
Today a US Senate Committee advanced a resolution overturning a budget passed by the @councilofdc which will have a devastating impact on DC’s budget. I appreciate @senatedems voting against this measure, but the #Republican majority in the Senate will move to the #Senate floor.

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Because it’s a disapproval resolution, it’s not subject to the cloture rule which means no option for Democrats to protect DC’s budget with a #filibuster. The #House has already passed the measure by a party line vote, with all Democrats voting with DC against the measure.

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My discussion with @abc7gmw “It's going to raise taxes'” for low income DC families. #Congress moves against #DCbudget law. https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-tax-law-vote-overturn-congress-senate-home-rule-act-federal-oversight-revenue-resolution-budget-policy-finance-bowser-program-cuts-impact-working-families-child-credits-autonomy

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Ciprian Ivanof

Republican2 quoted

Taking funds from savings is not the same as a balanced budget. This is daring Congress to intervene (remember the CFO position was created by Congress to prevent DC being a financial liability). If DC decides to run a deficit by using emergency savings for ongoing luxury expenses, DC is going to be in trouble with both the collapse of property tax revenue AND Congress. DC needs sane fiscal policy, not hopes that the fiscal crisis isn't real.

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NEWS: D.C. CFO Glen Lee is objecting to the D.C. Council's plan to use $150 million from the city's reserves to restore funding for some social programs that were cut to close the 2027 budget deficit. If the council proceeds, he threatens to declare the budget "unbalanced."
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Of all the things DC can do to soften the fiscal crisis, funding MPD properly is the best. Businesses close when they suffer losses from theft and customers who refuse to take risks. Customers gravitate to safer places to spend their money. Richer potential residents avoid DC and richer residents leave. DC must focus on the basics of what cities need before spending on things that are nice to have. And people like the DSA who plan to spend without understanding past lessons in DC will not do

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Here is Bowser’s full letter to the council chairman explaining her refusal to sign off on the budget. Says they chose to “simply kick the can down the road.”

Ward 6 Member of the State Board of Education

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Measures tied to someone on your ballot

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Stadium-Armory Station Improvements Fiscal Year 2026 to Fiscal Year 2030 Reimbursable Agreement Emergency Act of 2026 (B26-0840)Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Fiscal Year 2027 to 2032 Dedicated Funding Grant Agreement Emergency Approval Act of 2026 (B26-0857)Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026 (B26-0724)Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2026 (B26-0662)Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (B26-0663)Fiscal Year 2027 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2026 (B26-0658)Fiscal Year 2027 Local Budget Act of 2026 (B26-0659)Fiscal Year 2027 Local Budget Emergency Act of 2026 (B26-0660)Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act of 2026 (B26-0661)Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 (B26-0450)Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 (B26-0340)Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 (B26-0260)Fiscal Year 2026 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2025 (B26-0261)Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Emergency Act of 2025 (B26-0262)Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2025 (B26-0263)Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2025 (B26-0264)Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025 (B26-0265)Industrial Revenue Bond Forward Commitment Program Amendment Act of 2025 (B26-0205)Industrial Revenue Bond Forward Commitment Program Amendment Act of 2024 (B25-1017)Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2024 (B25-0937)Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Emergency Act of 2024 (B25-0949)Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2024 (B25-0875)Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024 (B25-0784)Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 (B25-0785)Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2024 (B25-0786)Fiscal Year 2024 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2024 (B25-0787)Fiscal Year 2024 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2024 (B25-0788)Downtown Arena Financing Partnership and Revised Budget Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (B25-0756)Downtown Arena Financing Partnership and Revised Budget Temporary Amendment Act of 2024 (B25-0757)Ballpark Budget and Maintenance Amendment Act of 2023 (B25-0640)Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2023 (B25-0320)Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Support Act of 2023 (B25-0202)Fiscal Year 2024 Local Budget Act of 2023 (B25-0203)Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023 (B25-0204)Fiscal Year 2023 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2023 (B25-0205)Fiscal Year 2023 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2023 (B25-0206)General Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes for Fiscal Years 2023-2028 Authorization Act of 2023 (B25-0004)Schools First in Budgeting Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (B24-1147)General Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes for Fiscal Years 2023-2028 Authorization Act of 2022 (B24-1094)Fiscal Year 2022 Revised Local Budget Adjustment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (B24-0913)Fiscal Year 2022 Second Revised Local Budget Adjustment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (B24-0914)Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023 District Government Employee Pay Schedules Emergency Act of 2022 (B24-0929)Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2022 (B24-0845)Fiscal Year 2022 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2022 (B24-0717)Fiscal Year 2022 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2022 (B24-0718)Fiscal Year 2022 Second Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2022 (B24-0719)Fiscal Year 2022 Second Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2022 (B24-0720)Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Act of 2022 (B24-0714)Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2022 (B24-0715)Fiscal Year 2023 Local Budget Act of 2022 (B24-0716)Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021 (B24-0570)Schools Full Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021 (B24-0571)Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2021 (B24-0484)Fiscal Year 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Having lived in Minnesota, one has a closer understanding of the issues than vague labeling. Scams were devastating in Minnesota and the choice of Keith Ellison to prevent investigation into the fraudulent reimbursement requests in the Feeding Our Future program was the clearest way that the public was looted. Ilhan Omar was part of that political network. That is somewhat unsurprising. Her father was a senior figure in the Barre regime that turned one of Africa's most successful countries into the mess that it is now. A lot of the fraud in Minnesota is from the families of former regime elements. The issue is not that she is Black, so are the long-forgotten Ethiopians. The issue is that the DFL chose to side with the political network of the former Barre regime instead of with less criminal immigrant communities. There's lots of Ethiopians and a few initial refugees from the victims of the Barre regime. But the DFL ignored them in favor of the Barre regime. Ilhan Omar is not especially bright but she is a tool of crooks seeking to steal from the public who know they need political cover to turn small-scale fraud into large-scale fraud. And that is why investigations matter. Reversing the decline of Minnesota requires tackling the political machine that defrauded the people of billions of dollars. And I think it is very interesting that it is the DSA, a Socialist political movement like the Barre regime, that is defending her based on the identity labels. Let us not forget that the Barre regime attempted to genocide the Isaaq tribe. They talk togetherness but resort to identity labels when they can no longer persuade people. Hopefully more details about this case come out (and I suspect they are even more damning than those about Minnesota AG Keith Ellison) and that people will learn to be more skeptical of former regime elements. @RepOfSomaliland @GrageDustin

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Trump has ordered the National Guard to occupy DC through the next presidential transition. His federal agents have detained political dissidents and murdered people in broad daylight. Going after political opponents is the next escalation in his abuse of state power.
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And let us acknowledge that DC is unceded land of Congress and that we must respect their ways. Many traditional practices exist such as the ritual of an oversight board, cutoff of subsidies, and agencies being moved to districts where congressmen hope to win the respect of their followers. The elders of Congress are especially fearsome and can show their displeasure in many subtle ways. We must strive to live in harmony with the Congress and not antagonize them. They made this land what it is and know its ways far more than we do. And as many newcomers have sparked conflict by not policing their criminals (such as in Australia), let us avoid the wrath of Congress by ensuring our criminals do not cause them problems and that we are not a burden to them. We can all prosper as long as we remember how to live in peace.

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Before the government buildings, federal monuments, expansive streetscapes, and residential neighborhoods of present-day DC, this land was lined with Native American villages, quarries, burial mounds, and hunting and fishing sites for thousands of years. Traces of these Native American sites have been uncovered all across our city — from the hills of Van Ness and Chevy Chase to the riverbanks of the Potomac and the Anacostia. On Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor the Piscataway, the Nacotchtank (Anacostans), and all who first made the District their home. We also celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Native American communities across our country that endure today.
Whale populations are unstable. Krill issue.

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I got in a fight with a guy named Jack. Jill issue.
Evil exists. We saw evil when Hamas massacred civilians on October 7th. In the most extreme arguments, one could imagine attacks on IDF personnel as justified but there is no logically consistent way to justify the murder of civilian party-goers. But the bloodless lives of sheltered people forget the choices Hamas had and turn their eyes from the evil. The next day, the DSA announced their support for Hamas. They treat the murderous hate of Hamas as an abstraction. They treat the victims with either uncomfortable silence or glee as they fail to conceal their sadism. They point to security measures Israel implemented that isolated Gaza while ignoring the fact that Israel withdrew from Gaza and only gradually built walls (which induce complacency) after the many terrorist attacks when Hamas took over. Evil is not new. Sadism is not new. Bored rich kids indulging in adulation for sadistic murderers are not new. It is why Noam Chomsky lied to protect the Khmer Rouge. It is why Sendero Luminoso still has defenders. But what we have now is vastly more footage of atrocities that makes the moral divide starker. It is undeniable that Hamas murdered civilians as part of their goals and it is undeniable that many people defend Hamas because of those murders. The victory over totalitarianism requires memory. It requires the memory of the possibility of civilized life (why all totalitarian movements rush to destroy reminders of life before their rule). It requires memory of the choices (why all totalitarian movements rush to false dichotomies). It requires memory of the success of the non-totalitarian way of life (why excuses are critical to the everyday functioning of totalitarian regimes). We must remember what Hamas did so that we are not blind to the moral character of those who defend Hamas. And those who take glee in murdering random civilians will not hesitate to harm others. It won't stop at Jews, it will only spread via the excuses people make. They had choices and chose badly. We have choices and must remember in order to choose right. https://www.hamas-massacre.net/content/partygoers-being-hunt-down-and-killed-by-hamas-terrorists
It's time for everybody's favorite fun. What does game theory predict about the incentives of an autocratic regime noted for internal assassinations, recklessness, and corruption when it might result in retaliation from the rest of the world? Does the central government decide to continue an increasingly implausible charade and hope it works? Does the interests of local civilians override the reputation management by program officials and maybe the central government? (Hey, sometimes it happens.) Do foreign countries manage to find plausible threats that will make the central government less likely to risk spillover? And this time, the generational divide on the relative success of coverups is probably going to be significant and yet utterly ignored by political scientists. Yuen Foong Khong is forgotten.

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The State Department is monitoring reports of a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia and is urging Moscow to share accurate information quickly as details remain unconfirmed. https://www.fox5dc.com/news/us-monitoring-suspected-fatal-pneumonic-plague-case-russia-state-department-official-says?taid=6ac483d5d234120001900d4b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
I have @#$%ing had it. People have known about soviet efforts to engineer antibiotic resistant strains of plague (yersinia pestis) for generations. To compare them with natural plague is grossly dishonest. The rational response when a worker in a plague institute dies from a broken vial is alarm, not complacency. Lab leaks happen and Biopreparat was sloppy in how they dispersed their samples. Nobody should be cavalier about such strains getting released even if they would probably kill fast enough that they don't become pandemics. But there is no excuse for someone who claims to be compassionate to conflate natural cases with what the soviets designed.

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The U.S. averages about 7 human plague cases per year and is treated with antibiotics. Deaths are extremely rare. This is dumb.
The reason for concern is not just that pneumonic plague (a form of yersinia pestis incubated in the lungs) is terrifying, it is that the Soviet bioweapons program experimented with it and was not completely shut down. There are stockpiles of its products left around and lab leaks happen. Autocratic regimes have incentives to lie, cover up problems, and those tend to turn controllable leaks into uncontrollable ones. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/possible-plague-crisis-siberia-five-hospitals-placed-under/
Those who desire peace must prepare for war. Because if intimidation becomes a reliable path for getting what one wants, intimidation will become routine. We have let criminals use intimidation to extract wealth and comfort from the people, the people must hold firm to stop it.

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The French 🇫🇷 have learned that they can get almost anything if they behave like assholes. That lesson is deeply embedded in French political culture. If you lose an argument, block a road. If negotiations fail, stop the trains. If the government refuses to retreat, occupy a university, burn bins, smash shopfronts, surround a ministry, shut down a refinery. The escalation itself becomes a political language. Over time, this creates a perverse incentive. The most disruptive group gets attention. The group willing to impose the highest cost on everyone else gets concessions. Moderation becomes strategically stupid. Why negotiate quietly when history keeps teaching you that the state only listens after traffic stops, schools close and something catches fire? So every conflict starts one step higher than the previous one. A strike becomes a blockade. A blockade becomes sabotage. A demonstration becomes a riot. Political violence is no longer exceptional; it becomes part of the bargaining repertoire. And then everyone wonders why the country is ungovernable. The answer is simple: if generations are taught that public order is merely a suggestion and that disruption is the fastest route to power, eventually the entire political system starts rewarding the loudest, angriest and most destructive people in the room.
Technological changes do not eliminate roles, they change the mix of them. Rapid armored movements still have a place in war, the conditions under which they take place change. Cost-effective delivery of explosives, ability to monitor, ability to strike deep, and ability to secure infrastructure are all roles that will continue whatever the technology. The value for the future is understanding what is dependent what rather than throwing one's hands up and saying one doesn't have the tools because "drones make everything obsolete".

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The Ukrainian Art of Warfare is starting to develop. What we just watched in Oleksandrivka is exactly how Maj. Gen. Thomas Feltey said armor has to be used if you want to win. For two years any tank that entered the kill zone was hunted. Ukraine did not answer that by retiring armor. It spent eight months setting conditions: logistics struck 10 to 60 miles deep, drone crews and electronic warfare hunted until the kill zone moved back, Russian messengers hacked so artillery could finish the work. Then infantry broke in on foot paratroopers and assault troops, some swimming the Vovcha. Only then did the tanks roll, to hold what the infantry took. This week the 475th did it again at Vilkhuvatka. Two drone-escorted tanks in. Both out undamaged. 288 square miles and 26 settlements back. That is the sequence in Break In, Break Through, Break Out. Break-in is infantry-centric. Decision belongs to armored combined arms mobility, protection, and firepower committed only after the enemy can no longer see and strike at will. Drones enable. They do not decide. A door kicked open is useless if armor is not prepared to go through it. Oleksandrivka is the proof of method. The next requirement is the one Feltey named: armored mass and endurance to turn the foothold into rupture and breakout. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/how-ukraine-cracked-russias-kill-zone/ https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Online-Exclusive/2026-OLE/Break-In-Break-Through-Break-Out/
I hope this trove of documents can be analyzed to see just how the legal, ideological, and psychological forces have kept an economically stagnant regime in power. Regime enforcement is the core infrastructure of a totalitarian regime and must be targeted first.

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Got my hands on an IRGC instructor training package for the IRGC/Basij terrorist apparatus which contains 2,521 files, including 266 presentations, 122 PDFs, 207 Word documents and 342 videos. The material covers weapons, sniping/counter-sniping, ambushes, guerrilla and counter-guerrilla warfare, night combat, explosives and booby traps. Alongside that: psychological operations, urban patrols, checkpoints and dedicated urban unrest-control courses: The 43-slide “Pacification” presentation lists “shooting by skilled marksmen” and “use of firepower” among the measures commanders may employ to control unrest. That’s slide 24, in the unrest-control course. Same presentation classifies post-election crowds as “abnormal.” A companion deck lists wage disputes, unemployment, rising living costs and political grievances as causes of unrest. A separate 61-slide presentation, attributed to an IRGC security unit, covers urban unrest operations and operational-control responsibilities involving the police and IRGC. The Basij urban-patrol course details training qualifications for patrol personnel and leaders, mission orders, judicial-officer credentials, compensation insurance and an office providing legal support for Basij members facing problems during their missions. (!) Combat training, protest suppression, ideological conditioning and the administrative machinery supporting the personnel carrying it out.
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Robert White No

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Phil Mendelson No

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Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act of 2021

Robert White Yes

Robert White No

Phil Mendelson No

Charles Allen No

Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget Advance School Payment Emergency Amendment Act of 2021

Robert White NoNoNo

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Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget Advance School Payment Temporary Amendment Act of 2021

Robert White No

Janeese Lewis George No

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Fiscal Year 2021 Local Budget Act of 2020

Robert White Yes

Robert White YesNo

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Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025

Janeese Lewis George No

Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Support Act of 2023

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Janeese Lewis George YesNo

Janeese Lewis George No

Phil Mendelson NoNo

Elissa Silverman No

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Phil Mendelson Yes

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Phil Mendelson No

Phil Mendelson No

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Phil Mendelson No

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Elissa Silverman Yes

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