‘Clock is ticking': DC still facing $1B budget cut

‘Clock is ticking': DC still facing $1B budget cut

D.C. could be forced to cut more than $1 billion from the current fiscal year budget as the U.S. House of Representatives hasn’t brought up the U.S. Senate legislation reversing a requirement in the government funding bill targeting District spending. The Senate passed the legislation immediately after approving the continuing resolution last month — and President Donald Trump has urged House Republicans to do the same — but so far, House Speake…

No timeline yet for when House will consider bill to revert $1.1B cut to DC budget

Meanwhile, Tazra Mitchell, chief policy and strategy officer for the nonprofit D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, remains concerned that the House has yet to respond.