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DC At-Large Councilmember Robert White, Jr. | Chair, Committee on Housing | Fighting to make life better for all DC neighbors
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If we clear the
#McPhersonSquare
encampment before people are housed, we will see another encampment pop up within days. The residents at McPherson were previously at other sites that were cleared. Fixing the housing voucher backlog will solve the issue, clearings will not.
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District residents in every ward deserve to move around their streets and community safely. Thank you to
@WABADC
for holding the
#StandUpForSafeStreets
gathering tonight. I signed WABA’s list of demands and look forward to working with my Council colleagues on
#TrafficSafety
.
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Recently, a young child was denied entry to a Metro station bc she lost her KidsRideFree card. Kids often don’t have money to get home if they lose their card. It’s dangerous. It happened to me as a kid. I sent a letter to WMATA and DC officials urging them to develop a solution.
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DC is facing a
#MentalHealth
crisis & we don't currently have enough mental health professionals to meet it. My new bill takes action building the pipeline we need by funding a Master's in
#SocialWork
prog. at
@udc_edu
that's FREE for DC residents:
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I’m calling on DM Turnage
@DMHHS
to pause homeless encampment clearings. We all want residents to be in safe housing, but the goal should be to do this right, not just to do it fast. We must afford all residents the dignity they deserve. Let’s focus on getting people housed.
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We don’t teach personal finance in our schools, & yet all adults need this skill set. I’m proud to re-introduce a bill to create a financial literacy program in
@dcpublicschools
high schools to teach students basics like budgeting, taxes, investing, borrowing & interest.
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After a decade and a half, it’s time for the Council to review education in DC. With less than 16% of at-risk students and less than 30% of Black students on grade level, I’m proposing a Special Committee to review our education governance structure.
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🧵DC faces a
#MentalHealth
crisis, from trauma from violence to Black
#MaternalMortality
, we have an urgent need for therapists, counselors, & behavioral health specialists, but lack the workforce to meet it. That's why I reintroduced the Pathways to Behavioral Health Degrees Act
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Last night my colleagues CMs
@BrianneKNadeau
,
@trayonwhite
,
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
,
@CMFrumin
& I sent the following letter to
@NatlParkService
. The clearing of homeless neighbors from
#McPherson
Square must be delayed until DC can connect McPherson residents w/the support they need.
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More progress in strengthening ANCs! We passed a bill to give ANCs great weight when reviewing the Comprehensive Plan and to hire economic development staff to assist ANCs when negotiating with developers. S/o to
@BrianneKNadeau
, who authored this provision.
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I’m disappointed w/today’s vote. The rhetoric has been that the city is shutting down dangerous encampments & putting people into housing. The reality is that there’s no connection between getting ppl into housing and the encampment clearings. 🧵(1)
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On Tuesday, I will introduce emergency legislation to keep
@Washington_Met
open. We cannot close these students’ last door of opportunity.
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I support
@ChmnMendelson
's resolution authorizing a lawsuit to compel Mayor Bowser to follow the law and increase SNAP benefits. The mayor continually deprioritizes low-income Washingtonians while finding funding for her priorities. We will not let this stand.
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STATEMENT: With a heat emergency in effect for the District, parents and teachers are sending us SOS tweets about hot classrooms & broken HVAC systems. It is unacceptable that our students, teachers & administrators are dealing with this, (1/5)
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It really bothers me that 2 passionate & outspoken Black women are being described as "angry." But that's why
@TheDCArts
nominees Natalie Hopkinson & Cora Masters Barry aren’t being confirmed. Unacceptable. I’m introducing an emergency bill tomorrow to approve their nominations⬇️
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I’m pleased to report that Dr. Natalie Hopkinson & Cora Masters Barry will be returning to
@TheDCArts
to continue the difficult and important work of making arts funding in the District more equitable. Thanks to my Council colleagues for their support.
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Today and Friday April 16, my team will be taking mental health days🤯😎We will be available Monday-Thursday of next week. For any urgent issues please ☎️ 202-724-8174
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Don't take your eye off this: DC has $39 million ready to give residents with
#SNAP
an increase to make up the gap since pandemic funding ended. But the Mayor is refusing to follow the law. I sent this letter w/Council colleagues urging the Mayor to follow the budget she signed.
ICYMI: We sent a letter urging Mayor Bowser to reconsider the decision to disregard District law and deny District residents an increase to their SNAP benefits in 2024.
Read here:
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🧵This morning I was back at
#McPherson
Square bc of the encampment clearing. Most people still don’t know where they’re going. They'll still be in tents outside, just in a different neighborhood, & the clock starts again for case workers to find them, engage them, & build trust.
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This morning I joined the
@WTUTeacher
march because I believe
@dcpublicschools
#Teachers
are a precious resource and deserve to be treated that way. As I said in my remarks this morning, the most important thing we do in our city is educate our young people.
#FairContractNow
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As schools prepare to reopen, I circulated emergency legislation that would require
@dcpublicschools
to increase their COVID protocols in response to the Omicron outbreak. I’m disappointed that
@ChmnMendelson
is not putting the bill on the agenda for today’s leg meeting. 🧵
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Exciting news: Council just voted to pass my Pathways to Behavioral Health Degrees Act! This will build up our
#BehavioralHealth
workforce by creating a free
#MastersInSocialWork
prog. at
@udc_edu
. THANK YOU to every resident who helped us accomplish this!
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Youth often unknowingly waive their Miranda rights & consent to searches under pressure resulting in wrongful convictions/false confessions. My bill bans these searches, requires rights be explained in an age-approp way & provides opp to meet w/lawyer before stmts are admissible.
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Local music venues are closing because live performances aren’t possible w/o a vaccine. This is crushing our local music scene that has been part of our fabric for decades, and devastating our artists. So, 7 DC Councilmembers sent
@MayorBowser
an urgent request to help them.
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Today, I’m proud to introduce three
#ReproductiveJustice
measures, which were developed in consultation with local and national abortion advocates. The District must remain a place where abortion is legal, safe, and accessible. Here's a brief🧵on the proposed legislation:
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Today Mayor Bowser shared her proposed budget. I’m very concerned by her lack of investment in affordable housing & services to prevent homelessness & displacement—including an 80% decrease in ERAP $. This is not how we solve DC’s housing crisis & I will fight these harmful cuts.
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Yesterday the
#ERAP
portal opened. In under 24 hours it received the max of 3,500 applications and closed. I am calling on the Mayor and DC Human Services to utilize the additional $20 million that the Council put towards ERAP to meet the extreme need we're seeing from residents.
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I've pressed
@dcpublicschools
for months to have a virtual learning option available for all students. I continue receiving numerous messages from parents worried about sending their kids to school. Today, I've made a formal request of
@MayorBowser
to quickly develop a plan.
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I'm pleased
@councilofdc
defeated leg that would have blocked the opening of a halfway home in DC. Currently, Returning Citizens must go to VA, MD, DE making reintegration nearly impossible. Successful reentry for these residents is critical & something we all should champion.
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Thank you to the teachers, staff, parents, caregivers, unions & community members who have been monitoring the school situation so closely when you shouldn’t have to. It is not & should not be your job to come up with systemic safety measures & solutions.🧵
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🧵NEWS: Today I introduced
#SaferTodaySaferTomorrow
, a package of 3 bills focused on youth
#CrimePrevention
:
➡️ Vocational Education for a New Generation Act
➡️Youth Mentorship Through Community Engagement Act
➡️Truancy Reduction for Student Success Act
#PublicSafety
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When I joined the Council I made it a top priority to make early childhood education & childcare more affordable for families and to expand childcare centers. It’s good for families & the economy. That’s why my 1st major bill did exactly that. Today we finally funded Birth-to-3!
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The Council just voted to confirm Kent Boese as the new permanent Exec. Director of Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, an important step in my 4-yr work w/Commissioners to execute the biggest reform of the Office of ANCs since its creation. Congratulations
@KentBoeseDC
!
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Higher pay for child care teachers is a key part of a healthy childhood system & something I’ve been fighting for since joining the Council starting w/my work on the BEGIn & the Birth to Three Acts. I am so excited the Council voted today to increase pay for child care teachers!
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This week I’m introducing a bill to repeal the prohibition on returning citizens working in the
#Cannabis
Industry. There is no reason why those who’ve paid their debt to society should be locked out of this industry any longer.
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DC has had 209 reported homicides so far this year -- an absolute tragedy and the highest we've seen since 1997. I am committed to working with my Council colleagues and the mayor on a whole-government response to crime because we can't go on like this. Residents deserve safety.
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As an
@AUWCL
alum I am in solidarity with
@austaffunion
. I encourage
@AmericanU
to negotiate a fair contract with liveable wages and benefits for the staff who make this university one of a kind.
#AUChangeCantWait
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My bill funds a new Master's in Social Work program
@udc_edu
AND provides a scholarship for anyone living/working in DC who has a bachelor's degree & pursues a master's in social work or counseling so they can get a
#FreeDegree
. Learn more via
@DCNewsNow
:
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This is the kind of innovative thinking we need in
#Housing
. Continuing to try the same old policies won't fix decades of displacement. I'm proud to join
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
as lead co-introducer of this bill.
#DCHousing
#SocialHousing
#GreenNewDeal
Now is the time for policies that put our people and our planet first.
Today I am introducing the
#GreenNewDeal
for Housing Act to create social housing in the District and the
#GreenNewDeal
for a Lead-Free DC to accelerate the removal of lead service lines in our city.
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I am disappointed
@ChmnMendelson
did not agendize my resolution to create a Special Committee on education governance. We need to work w/urgency to identify & fix what is not working for students of color, students w/ special needs/English Language Learners, & at-risk students.
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In 2020, DC became the first jurisdiction to restore voting rights to all incarcerated residents, making our democracy stronger & fairer. I just testified before the Oregon State Legislature in support of their bill to
#restorethevote
. Go, Oregon!
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There have been complaints about the conditions at DC Jail for years, but, curiously, they’ve never gotten much attention until the Jan. 6th rioters arrived. Why is that? 🧵(1)
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Sometimes you will fall short of your goal. I wasn’t accepted into the first law school I applied to. I lost the first time I ran for office. But I never gave up. What ever you do, don’t give up! Thank you for having me
@turnerrocketsdc
!
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For months we’ve been trying to get info on school re-opening.Every request ignored.We can’t expect families & teachers to return if DCPS refuses to be transparent.We need full cooperation from gvt as families try to figure out if kids will be safe & teachers navigate their fear.
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Congratulations to our intern, Joshua Montrel, who graduated from
@Howardu
with degrees in Political Science & Media, Journalism, & Film this spring. He’ll be an MPA candidate at Tulane University this fall. Conquer the world.
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At Greenleaf Midrise this afternoon, I saw firsthand some of the issues that
#PublicHousing
residents have told us about. Every public housing unit in DC is getting a thorough inspection within a few mos. On our tour, which Dir. Donald & Board Chair Skinner joined, we saw (1/2)
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We have enough
#Housing
vouchers for everyone in
#McPherson
, but the system to process them is logjammed.
@DMHHS_DC
: Put city resources into fixing the backlog NOW instead of encampment clearings so we can solve encampments. My statement here:
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This morning I spoke to teachers
@WTUTeacher
abt. what they need and what they see. In short, teachers are not supported. A Ward 2 teacher has all the books, smart boards, and devices they need, while a teacher in Ward 7 has no technology, and NO TEXT BOOKS. This is unacceptable.
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🧵Last night I joined a resident council meeting at Potomac Gardens
#PublicHousing
. I heard abt the mold issues, mice, and ongoing maintenance delays the tenants continue to raise. They also have 100 vacant units. I was heartened to see one of the remodeled units.
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For neighbors experiencing
#Homelessness
: here are places where you can find shelter from the unhealthy air quality during the day, and 24-hours. Please share widely to get this resource out to all who may need it.
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#StayDC
is out of funds to assist with rent & utility assistance. Now vulnerable residents are on the verge of eviction. My colleagues & I call on
@USTreasury
to help & for
@MayorBowser
to dedicate local funds to prevent a nightmare scenario
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🧵Last year, 30% of DC's teachers left their classrooms. Today I'm introducing the Educator Retention for Student Success Act of 2023 to put into law what teachers have said they need to avoid burning out and leaving the profession they love.
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I’ve been engaging ANCs to support your needs. I’m happy to announce substantial new resources in next year’s budget: a new Tech Support Fund, a new Tech Support Director, and Implicit Bias Training. See more here:
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Proud to join the native Washingtonians
@HarrietsDreams
who organized todays
#HandsOffDC
rally and stand united with my Council colleagues to demand statehood and the right to self-governance for our residents.
#51stState
#DCRiseUp
#DouglasCommonwealth
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To help keep kids learning in person, my bill (just passed) will ✅Req DCPS to give notice of COVID cases w/in 24hrs to help prevent COVID spread ✅Req reporting to ensure schools have COVID coordinators/subs to address capacity concerns ✅Req reporting on asymptomatic testing.
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🧵Today I'm proud to reintroduce the Pride Plates Act, a bill long in the making, which creates a new
#Pride
license plate option at the DMV w/funds from these plates supporting
@DCLGBTQ
's work to provide community grants,
#Housing
&
#Employment
support to the
#LGBTQ
community.
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Thank you to the
@BlackSwanAcad
young advocates who met with me today to share your policy priorities & experiences. Losing loved ones & experiencing violence is a regular occurrence for so many of you. DC must face this, and I'll be working with you to help figure out solutions.
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Today the Council received the mayor's budget. I asked why her budget seems to hit lower-income residents hardest: it both cuts social services & increases sales tax. We can’t take more $ from our poorest residents while DC is failing to solve problems & meet their needs.
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We did it!! With residents and the Council working together we turned the tide and the administration has agreed to increase
#SNAP
. Residents can expect the first increased benefit at the end of February.
The SNAP Temporary Local Benefit aka Give SNAP a Raise is coming! The first benefit will be issued by the end of February. Eligible customers will see an increased benefit through September. Find more info here:
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🧵Really positive
#ERAP
update for residents: I just heard from
@DCHumanServ
that they will put the additional $20.6 million that Council funded for
#ERAP
into funding the next application periods in April & July. They will take 8,500 applications in Q3 & 4,000 in Q4.
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I was disappointed to learn today that
@DCDGS
backed out of joining my
#BackToSchool
site visits at
@dcpublicschools
. I do these visits to meet directly with principals and ensure any priority issues are on DGS’ radar ahead of school reopening. 1/3
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The people most impacted by harsh drug enforcement deserve a chance to be players in the million 💵 cannabis industry. Tomorrow the DC Council will vote on my emergency bill to reserve some of DC’s new marijuana licenses for retuning citizens. This is equity. 🌿👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿
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I'm pleased to share Commiss.
@KentBoeseDC
's nomination as Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Director. Grateful to
@ChmnMendelson
for your partnership in achieving this milestone for ANCs. I look fwd to ANC Commissioners' feedback during the Council's upcoming hearing!
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Four years ago I took the oath of office to serve as your At-Large Councilmember. At 10:00am tomorrow I’ll be sworn in, I’d like you to join me. Tune in on Channel 13 or
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Thank you to the Council for unanimously voting to support the disapproval resolution I introduced with
@ChmnMendelson
to prevent the Mayor's administration from taking $20 million from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program
#ERAP
.
My statement:
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I was proud to sign on to my colleague
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
’s bill that req’s
@DDOTDC
to proactively install new traffic calming & traffic control devices around all public schools. Speeding kills & we know from several crashes this year that we can better protect our kids @ school
Traffic fatalities are preventable and safe road design saves lives. Our children deserve to be safe before, during, and after school.
Today 11 of my colleagues joined me in introducing the
#SafeRoutesToSchool
Act to require sweeping traffic safety upgrades around our schools.
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The energy at the
@CapitalPrideDC
parade today was unmatched. DC is so lucky to have a strong, diverse, beautiful LGBTQ+ community. Happy Pride!!
#DCPride
#DistrictOfPride
#Pride
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Today, the Council passed my bill to create a civilian police complaint board for
@MetroTransitPD
. This is a big step in responding to severe uses of force against people of color, and a necessary tool for all police departments.
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Congratulations to DC's newest ANC Commissioner & 3rd-ever incarcerated ANC rep, Shameka Hayes. Commissioner Hayes, like her predecessor Joel Castón, & all of our ANC Commissioners, is stepping up to serve because she is passionate about making DC better.
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I’m concerned that Karima Holmes is being reappointed to head the Office of Unified Communications, the body that handles our 911/311 calls. Under her leadership, there’s been unacceptable & dangerous behavior. We are paying attention & will critically review this reappointment.
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We must end the violence in DC. With the US Attorney's Office declining to prosecute 67% of cases last yr we have to fix what's broken so ppl committing the violence are held accountable. My bill fixes big gaps in our evidence collection unit. Learn more:
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Parents & school staff are understandingly anxious about the potential of DCPS opening for in-person learning. I was joined by three of my colleagues asking the Mayor for public information on how schools are preparing to reopen. We have to know the facility or health procedures.
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.
@DMHHS_DC
is relying on an out-of-sight, out-of-mind mentality that only makes us feel like we’re making progress. We have the resources, and we need to do better (2)
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🧵DC desperately needs more
#SocialWorkers
. One symptom of this shortage: Unhoused people living in encampments waiting for months or years because we lack the case workers to move them through the housing process. 1/3
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People are approved for housing vouchers but waiting months to years to get into housing. Fixing that backlog is how we end encampments. These clearings are shuffling the problem around, not getting them housed more quickly
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🧵: The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade is wrong, and it is dangerous. Access to safe, legal, abortion is a human right and it is a crucial component of healthcare. I will fight with all I have to protect abortion access and reproductive justice in DC.
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🧵I’m concerned about reports of
#Migrant
families getting evicted from hotels in the absence of a written policy from DC agencies around why/when people would be evicted. I spoke to Director Zeilinger who said that moving forward no one will be removed until DHS develops a 1/2
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All politics are local.
@DCBilingual
PreK4 classes shared their concerns with me about cracks in the sidewalk, litter in the woods, and protecting butterflies. And multiple advocates for stink bugs! Hard to say no to these kids.
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DC has had an unprecedented influx of
#Migrants
. Yesterday I sent a letter to
@SecMayorkas
urging him to streamline migrant work permits. Many want to work & support themselves, but immigration lawyers tell me it takes over a year to get a permit. We need the federal govt's help.
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If we understand that our work on housing policy, and criminal justice reform, and social services is all to create a gentler landing when people fall, but that the point of education is to stop them from falling, then we know what we have to do.
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DC residents have a right to self-governance.
DC residents deserve statehood.
I'm looking forward to joining this rally tomorrow. Come out and join if you can!
#HandsOffDC
#51stState
Congress is set to overturn DC law for the first time in over 30 years. This is a violation of DC communities and we refuse to allow it to happen in silence. Rise up with us on Wednesday March 8 to say
#HandsOffDC
:
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I sent a letter with 10 of my colleagues to Mayor Bowser about our concerns with elevated lead levels in our children’s playgrounds. We are asking her to accelerate lead testing, report all results publicly, and develop a solution.
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Even 159 years after over 3,000 slaves were freed in DC, Black Americans still face inequities in our criminal justice system, achievement gaps in schools, & lower wealth. As we observe
#EmancipationDay
, we recognize that we still have more to do. Let’s keep fighting together.
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DC is a proud sanctuary city but we need action behind our words. Mutual aid vols have done herculean work & independent orgs have joined in but it’s unsustainable for them to shoulder this response. I look fwd to working w/my colleagues & the Mayor to provide much-needed support
Nine of my colleagues,
@ChmnMendelson
,
@CMRobertWhiteDC
,
@CM_Silverman
,
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
,
@charlesallen
,
@marycheh
,
@CMBrookePinto
,
@CMCHenderson
,&
@mayorvincegray
joined me in condemning the governors of TX & AZ and requesting services and funds to serve migrants arriving in DC.
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🧵This reported behavior is devastating and cruel to people who have little to no other housing options. No one operating this way should be in business in our city. Here's what I'm doing to fix this system 1/4
New investigation from me: Local developers are buying rent-controlled apartments, clearing out existing tenants, and marketing to housing choice voucher holders -- incentivized by DCHA's overpayments. In the process, they're eroding affordable housing.
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I was glad to meet
@dcpave
parent leaders from across the District to discuss the education issues that matter most to them.
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Babies who don’t have a chance to live their lives. Young people who may be wrapped up in bad things, but never had a chance to turn around. That’s not the type of city/community we are nor want. No one should have to worry about their kids out on the streets
#StopGunViolence
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And teachers and principals are burning out. The problem of inadequate COVID protocols in our schools is serious & urgent. While I haven’t given up hope on bringing this bill up today, I spoke to the Chairman about holding a hearing on COVID protocols in schools. (3)
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My father is my oldest & greatest cheerleader. Because of the values he passed on, his constant presence in my life, & his endless championing of my successes, I understand what it takes to be a father. His love is now the love that I pass on to my daughters.
#HappyFathersDay
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In light of allegations that an MPD Lieutenant in the intelligence branch has ties to the Proud Boys, DC still remains vulnerable to homegrown extremists. A study I secured funding for would examine bias conscious or unconscious—in how MPD assesses threats. Read my statement ⬇️
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This morning I had the privilege to speak to students from the
@Dunbar
Law & Public Policy Academy. I spoke more about my failures than my successes because when we face our failures, we approach law & policy w/the humility to help people. These are leaders in the making!
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ANCs benefitted from being able to meet virtually during the pandemic. I'm pleased that yesterday the Council passed my emergency resolution to continue providing this flexibility for
#ANC
Commissioners to choose how to convene their meetings -- virtually, hybrid, or in person.
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🧵I join my Council colleagues in calling for an independent, objective investigation into the allegations against former Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio. 1/5
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I intro’d a resolution to recognize
@TrailsCoalition
& their goal to complete the Capital Trails Network, an 881-mile network of trails serving DC/MD/VA, by 2025 & the full network by 2030 giving residents more access to open spaces, recreation & transportation options.
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As I have for months, I’ll continue calling for a virtual learning option.
COVID case forces the entire sixth grade at a D.C. middle school into quarantine
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This
@washingtonpost
story captures why homelessness persists in DC. We have enough
#Housing
vouchers & I've asked the Mayor for $100 million/year to repair
#PublicHousing
so we have more available units. Now we must work to solve the case worker shortage.
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#SolitaryConfinement
🧵: Thank you CM
@trayonwhite
for holding a hearing today on CM
@marycheh
's ERASE Act, which I co-introduced, that would ban all forms of solitary confinement in DC jails. Simply put, solitary is an inhuman practice. I have consistently been vocal about this
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Getting things underway tonight at the 2022 High Heel Drag Race! And had a chance to surprise
@TeamRayceen
with a ceremonial resolution honoring the one and only Rayceen Pendarvis. So glad to be here tonight with everyone for
#HHR35
. Come out to 17th St!
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