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We’re the District’s legislature and a coequal branch of DC government. On social media, our goal is to engage in an informative and conversational way.
Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
Our intent is to be conversational, informative, and sometimes even enjoyable to read
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Tomorrow, 3PM Markup - Committee on Human Services Third Staff Appointment Resolution - Public Benefits Security Amendment Act https://t.co/QIVA9BCY4f
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Tomorrow, 2:30PM Oversight Hearing - Oversight of Education for Students with Special Needs https://t.co/NCUOySspCZ
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Tomorrow, 10:30AM Markup - District of Columbia Board of Elections Karyn Greenfield Confirmation Resolution https://t.co/zoSx2yVttW
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Tomorrow, 9:30AM Hearing - Behavioral Health Housing Voucher Transparency Amendment Act - Place-Based Substance Use Disorder Outreach Amendment Act - 988 Lifeline Support and Sustainability Establishment Amendment Act https://t.co/8B5Ml7OYMN
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Check out this fascinating video of the freezing fog rolling in over the Wilson Building the other night Winter weather can be deadly: program the hypothermia/shelter hotline in your phone in case you need to help an unhoused neighbor in need of warmth & assistance: 202-399-7093
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Tomorrow, 2PM Oversight Hearing - Community Schools - DC Accelerate Framework - Multi-tiered systems of support - School Improvement Amendment Act - Accelerate DC: A Vision for School Improvement https://t.co/xpEsHCp9H5
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Watch live now Markup -PrEP DC Act -Sense of Council Supporting Humane/Trauma-Informed Responses to Behavioral Health Crises -Community Health Act -Board of Social Work Confirmation Resolutions *Tracy Hamilton *Angela Hardiman https://t.co/64JKdlLtYg
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Watch live now Oversight Hearing - Missed trash & recycling collections for DPW-serviced households Public litter can installation and removal Residential street sweeping program https://t.co/79wJkBlmp6
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Tomorrow-3PM Markup -PrEP DC Act -Sense of Council Supporting Humane/Trauma-Informed Responses to Behavioral Health Crises -Community Health Act -Board of Social Work Confirmation Resolutions *Tracy Hamilton *Angela Hardiman https://t.co/64JKdlLtYg
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Tomorrow, 10AM Oversight Hearing - Missed trash & recycling collections for DPW-serviced households Public litter can installation and removal Residential street sweeping program https://t.co/79wJkBlmp6
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On this date ("which will live in infamy") in 1941, we lost Lt. Commander John Edmund French--the only DC resident who died at Pearl Harbor (on the @USSArizona) Then, as now, DC residents fight in wars they pay for with their taxes, having had no vote in Congress over either
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Happy Birthday to former Mayor and Ward 4 Councilmember Adrian Fenty!
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Heads up, folks…
Fireworks Notification: At 8:00 pm tonight, Saturday, 12/6/25, there will be a fireworks display on the Washington Channel to celebrate @TheWharfDC 2025 DC Holiday Boat Parade. This display will last approximately 14 minutes. Please do not be alarmed.
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Rock me, I’m a dais “On December 5 of that same year [1791, Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart dies.” Refresh your Falco earworm memory: https://t.co/Ok7D8JYilr
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On this date in 2013–Nelson Mandela, South African president & Nobel Peace Prize recipient, passed away In 1990—the Council passed a resolution welcoming him to DC. That resolution hangs today on the wall of the Mandela House in Soweto. https://t.co/K4j4qxOklq
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Wishing the happiest of birthdays to former Council Chairman, At-Large Councilmember, and first Home Rule Ward 4 Councilmember Arrington Dixon On January 2, he will celebrate **51 years** since he was first sworn into office as a DC Councilmember!
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Watch live now Hearing - Fair Initiatives Lend Transparency to Every Resident Amendment Act - Board of Elections Certification of ANC Vacancies Amendment Act https://t.co/6cjQW2ykBd
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Watch live now Oversight Hearing - Housing Code Inspections and Rental Property Conditions https://t.co/qGVaWNAUJ9
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Council Loosens New Restrictions on Streateries, Extends but Limits Temporary Youth Curfew Timeline https://t.co/0us2oTFNro
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Tomorrow, 10AM Hearing - Fair Initiatives Lend Transparency to Every Resident Amendment Act - Board of Elections Certification of ANC Vacancies Amendment Act https://t.co/6cjQW2ykBd
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