District families urge House lawmakers to approve DC budget fix

Norton Introduces Bill to Modernize D.C. Legislative Transmittal to Congress

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced the District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act, which would allow the Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit bills to Congress electronically, reducing logistical and financial burdens. The post Norton Introduces Bill to Modernize D.C. Legislative Transmittal to Congress appeared first on The Washington Informer.

Trump, GOP vow to fix DC. Residents would prefer to run their city themselves.

Trump wants the city cleaned up. Congress is holding $1 billion in DC taxes in limbo. Residents just want a say.

District families urge House lawmakers to approve DC budget fix

D.C. parents and their kids paid visits to U.S. House lawmakers’ offices Monday, urging them to approve legislation that would fix an issue that could blow a more than $1 billion hole in the District budget and threaten funding for schools and public safety. They initially gathered in the cafeteria of the Longworth House Office Building, where kids colored and created signs that called on members of Congress to act on a bill that has languished …

D.C. remains in financial limbo as House delays budget fix

There’s still no plan from GOP leadership to bring the bill up for a vote in the House this week.

DC leaders fight budget battle on two fronts

“D.C. is facing two $1 billion problems,” said Tazra Mitchell, the chief policy and strategy officer for the nonprofit D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. “We have to first deal with this immediate threat of congressional interference, but also on the other hand figure out how we craft a budget that’s best for D.C. while having a billion dollars less in revenue."

District Links: Bowser renews push for House vote this week on DC spending fix; Trump admin eyes military parade in DC to mark Army’s 250th; and more

Noting that it’s been more than a week since President Donald Trump called on the House to vote promptly on a Senate-approved spending fix for the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser once again urged the House to schedule a vote on the measure to allow the District to spend according to its approved fiscal year 2025 […]