The Politics Hour: D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson on Budget Cuts and Trayon White's Re-Election

The Politics Hour: D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson on budget cuts and Trayon White's re-election

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson talks Congressional pressure to pass the RFK stadium deal and compromising on tipped minimum wage. WAMU's new Maryland reporter Jenny Abamu discusses what federal layoffs mean for local residents.

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“There’s no need for interference,” DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today in response to yesterday’s letter from the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee urging a vote within the next few weeks on the RFK development deal with the Washington Commanders.