Join us in taking action. Call these Senators and tell them to VOTE NO ON S.J.RES.102. bsky.app/profile/dcfp...

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)@eleanornorton.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Today at 4:00, the House Rules Committee will consider a resolution that would overturn portions of DC’s tax law – in the middle of tax filing season.   This isn’t governance or oversight. It’s deliberate sabotage, and the damage would be severe and intentional.

@centeronbudget.bsky.social adds their voice to this federal overreach: "Congress should respect D.C.’s decision-making and allow this law to stand, rejecting calls by some to override the judgement of D.C.’s elected officials." www.cbpp.org/blog/congres...

@tazramitchell.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Congress is meddling into DC affairs yet again. They now want to overturn a local law that would drain *local* revenue by $700m AND spike child poverty by eliminating expansions in our DC EITC & CTC. DC residents & state/national partners--please make the calls below!

Not one Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee should vote yes on this effort to overturn a local DC law. 10 states made the same choice to decouple from tax cuts in the OBBA--only DC gets its law overturned because we don't have the same rights as other Americans.

DC Fiscal Policy Institute@dcfpi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨 Urgent action alert! 🚨 Congress wants to undo local legislation and cost DC $700 million in local revenue, and overturn our efforts to cut child poverty. Call these Senators and tell them to VOTE NO ON S.J.RES.102. Check out the last slide for a script you can use!

Congress is meddling into DC affairs yet again. They now want to overturn a local law that would drain *local* revenue by $700m AND spike child poverty by eliminating expansions in our DC EITC & CTC. DC residents & state/national partners--please make the calls below!

DC Fiscal Policy Institute@dcfpi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨 Urgent action alert! 🚨 Congress wants to undo local legislation and cost DC $700 million in local revenue, and overturn our efforts to cut child poverty. Call these Senators and tell them to VOTE NO ON S.J.RES.102. Check out the last slide for a script you can use!

One of the most fundamental problems for dealing w/ ICE is the GOP provided years of ICE agent funding in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” No govt shutdown will end that funding stream, and there aren’t 2/3s votes in each chamber to rescind the funding & override a veto. Means resistance is what we have.

This week, the House is expected to vote on a bill to extend the Premium Tax Credit enhancements. This would reduce 2026 premiums for the average #ACA marketplace enrollee by more than half, improving affordability for millions of people struggling with health costs. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Marketplace Enrollees In Every Congressional District Face Steep Premium Increases Unless Tax Credit Enhancements Are Extended

Annual premium increase, 60-year-old couple with income of $85,000 (401% FPL), by congressional district, 119th Congress Note: FPL = federal poverty level. Examples are based on 2026 average...

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The forecast offers good news: DC isn't facing a budget deficit, as revenue is ticking up compared to June. The report also signals a new urgency--DC must act quickly to pass tax changes to save $658M due to reckless federal tax cuts that will flow into DC's tax code automatically.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · last yr.

Some relief for D.C.: A new revenue estimate from the city's CFO shows that revenue for the fiscal year ending tonight is $208 million higher than expected, and revenue for the 2026 fiscal year will be up $289 million. Plenty of folks expected the estimate to be negative.

Here’s my article on how a government shutdown works. Shutdowns are complicated, and each shutdown is different. Some things stay open. Some stay open for a bit and eventually close. Some close immediately. I did my best to explain it all here:

What Happens During a Government Shutdown?

Learn how a government shutdown affects you.

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DC is battling austerity policies at the national & local levels. As Republicans have us barreling towards a local recession, Mayor Bowser is adding fuel to the fire w/her budget proposal. See DCFPI's new blog that pulls back the curtain and offers our first take on Bowser's proposal. ⏬⏬⏬

DC Fiscal Policy Institute@dcfpi.bsky.social · last yr.

Mayor Bowser has proposed a FY26 #DCBudget and financial plan that abandons residents with the fewest resources to fend for themselves in the coming storm. Read the DC Fiscal Policy Institute’s initial analysis of what’s in the mayor’s proposal: loom.ly/QxmLq4Q

Today, the House approved a budget bill that included devastating cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicare, programs that tens of thousands of people in DC rely on every day. These plans would create new cuts and barriers that would have sustained effects on the District.

Spending local tax dollars in fy26 and beyond on RFK is a bad deal, but like @tazramitchell.bsky.social says to @jakesherman.bsky.social let's not conflate that issue with Congress keeping us from using our own tax dollars this year... x.com/TazraMitchel...

Tazra Mitchell on X: "I appreciate all the attention Punchbowl has brought to Congress's sabotage of DC's budget. However, the tweet below is conflating issues. A DC budget fix remains unresolved regardless of the potential Commanders deal. That's b/c the sabotage is a FY 2025 issue, not FY 2026+." / X

I appreciate all the attention Punchbowl has brought to Congress's sabotage of DC's budget. However, the tweet below is conflating issues. A DC budget fix remains unresolved regardless of the potential Commanders deal. That's b/c the sabotage is a FY 2025 issue, not FY 2026+.

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Thank you to @mayorbowser.bsky.social for using tools to protect DC’s local budget by reducing the Congressional budget cut to $400M from $1.1B. Even w/this progress, today she made clear the drastic measures necessary to make remaining cuts, including furloughs & contract pauses.

The Mayor’s budget may be delayed, but we do have some insight into her priorities by way of her office’s Guiding Principles. How does a program like the Pay Equity Fund stack up against these principles? Let’s dig in 🧵

More than 140,000 residents of the District are at risk of not having enough to eat if the proposals in Congress to make cuts to the nation’s primary food assistance program are not defeated. loom.ly/XbDZL9c

Cuts to Federal Food Assistance Will Hurt Residents Just As DC Enters Recession

More than 140,000 residents of the District of Columbia are at risk of not having enough to eat if the proposals in Congress to make substantial cuts to the nation’s primary food assistance program ar...

loom.ly

Today’s @Axios DC newsletter includes some misconceptions about taxes in DC. Looking at top tax rates, rather than effective rates, tells only part of the story. @ORAdcgov’s analysis consistently finds that DC residents’ level of tax responsibility is lower than our neighbors.

Mass federal layoffs mean cuts to crucial public services and major strains on our local budget and economy. A new blog from @centeronbudget.bsky.social's @wesleytharpe.bsky.social dives into the harmful effects of these layoffs 🧵 www.cbpp.org/blog/sweepin...

Sweeping Federal Worker Layoffs Leave States Reeling | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Communities across the country have been reeling in recent weeks as billionaire Elon Musk, the DOGE team he leads, and the Trump Administration broadly continue their campaign of sweeping and...

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Further confirming what @tazramitchell.bsky.social wrote in her blog addressing the misunderstandings of the Senate fix to the fed CR that will cut $1b from DC's budget-->CBO score shows $0 cost to fed govt b/c Congress is limiting use of local NOT federal tax dollars www.cbo.gov/publication/...

DC Fiscal Policy Institute@dcfpi.bsky.social · 2y ago

The US Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would undo the $1 billion cut Congress forced on DC's current budget. The House should act next week to do the same. Our Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, @tazramitchell.bsky.social, debunks 5 myths about the bill: www.dcfpi.org/all/five-mis...

Impact explained by Vince Hall @feedingamerica.org With inflation rising & fundraising down - food banks are at a moment of extraordinary demand that is taxing them 2 the breaking point. Any interruption of food sources will mean serious consequences to our neighbors facing hunger. wapo.st/41Xz09A

USDA cancels $500M in food deliveries, leaving food banks scrambling

The Trump administration’s latest move, which follows $1 billion in cuts to food aid programs, puts more pressure on groups trying to feed hungry Americans.

wapo.st

The US Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would undo the $1 billion cut Congress forced on DC's current budget. The House should act next week to do the same. Our Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, @tazramitchell.bsky.social, debunks 5 myths about the bill: www.dcfpi.org/all/five-mis...

Five Misunderstandings About the Congressional Bill to Protect the District’s Budget

Unless the US House takes action, DC will be forced to cut $1 billion from its current budget, in an attack on residents’ fundamental right to self-govern.

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No sign DOGE significantly cut spending or the deficit in February according to CBO. Federal outlays grew 7% compared to last year and the deficit grew 5%.

It would also restrict DC's ability to set its budget. bsky.app/profile/mlea...

Mike Leachman@mleachm.bsky.social · 2y ago

The House may vote as soon as tomorrow on a federal government funding bill that contains a hidden, devastating surprise for the District of Columbia: a requirement that DC drastically slash its budget halfway through the fiscal yr, causing immediate cuts to police, schools, transportation & more.

The Trump Admin is reportedly promising House Republicans that it will break the law in order to get their votes for the government funding bill. The Admin is required to spend *at* the levels in the continuing resolution—spending below those amounts is against the law.

James Downie@jamescdownie.bsky.social · 2y ago

Politico: "Trump and White House officials have been telling GOP holdouts who want more spending cuts that the administration will pursue impoundment...according to two Republicans who were in a recent meeting with the president." www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The House Republican government funding bill would give more money to defense while cutting domestic operations. Many media outlets are incorrectly describing the GOP bill a just a simple extension of current spending levels, but that is dead wrong.

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · 2y ago

CBO score confirms the House CR is NOT clean. Relative to current operating levels, the House Republican funding bill would increase defense and cut non-defense. The non-defense is worse than it appears because it redirects $1.4 billion towards DHS.

Full year CRs are no way to govern. They ignore new realities and needs. But using a CR to hurt 700k residents & thousands more ppl who work in & visit DC by forcing deep cuts late in the year in public safety and schools and health care for no federal fiscal purpose is shameful.

The House CR is deeply problematic – but one of the very worst parts of the CR is it would force immediate cuts in the DC budget -- to police, schools, transportation & more.

Mike Leachman@mleachm.bsky.social · 2y ago

The House may vote as soon as tomorrow on a federal government funding bill that contains a hidden, devastating surprise for the District of Columbia: a requirement that DC drastically slash its budget halfway through the fiscal yr, causing immediate cuts to police, schools, transportation & more.

Congress should not go back on its word. It should allow DC use its locally generated revenue at the levels Congress approved last year to fund police, schools, and other critical services.

The House may vote as soon as tomorrow on a federal government funding bill that contains a hidden, devastating surprise for the District of Columbia: a requirement that DC drastically slash its budget halfway through the fiscal yr, causing immediate cuts to police, schools, transportation & more.

My new blog on why imposing a per capita cap on #Medicaid expansion cuts federal expansion funding just like explicit cuts to the expansion matching rate. It similarly shifts more & more costs to states forcing them to drop expansion over time, which is the intent: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/03/07/i...

DC is ranked 1st in the nation for most expensive infant care--at an avg annual cost of $28,356, or $2,363 a month. Cuts to DC programs that bolster the city's early education ecosystem--and affordability within it--would be costly to DC's families, children, small businesses, and economy. #ChooseDC

Economic Policy Institute@epi.org · 2y ago

🚨 Child care for one infant is more expensive than public college tuition in 38 states & DC 🚨 Child care is one of the biggest expenses families face. Check out our updated fact sheets to find out the cost of child care in your state: www.epi.org/child-care-c...

Covering for Anne Gunderson, I testified before the DC Council's Committee of the Whole to discuss the vital role the Pay Equity Fund plays in the early eduation ecosystem. Her written testimony shows how the PEF & child care subsidy program benefit kids, educators, & the DC economy.