Date: Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Subject: <Press Update> DC Budget 2026: DC Council Chair, Phil Mendelson Wants Budget Cuts, Not Revenue Solutions; It's a "Trump-like Attack on DC's Black & Brown Working-Class"
To: <press@dc4reality.com>, <press_it_now@dcfeedback.com>
Cc: <secretary@dc.gov>, Henderson, Christina (Council) <chenderson@dccouncil.gov>, <rwhite@dccouncil.gov>, <abonds@dccouncil.gov>, McDuffie, Kenyan (Council) <kmcduffie@dccouncil.gov>, <wfelder@dccouncil.gov>, <callen@dccouncil.gov>, Parker, Zachary (Council) <zparker@dccouncil.gov>, <jlewisgeorge@dccouncil.gov>, <mfrumin@dccouncil.gov>, <bpinto@dccouncil.gov>, Nadeau, Brianne K. (Council) <bnadeau@dccouncil.gov>, Mendelson, Phil (COUNCIL) <pmendelson@dccouncil.gov>
July 2, 2025
(In Memoriam David Schwartzman)
Washington, DC — July 2, 2025 — During a budget work session Wednesday, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson pushed back against proposals by Councilmember colleagues who want to seek out new revenue to reverse the deep cuts found in Mayor Bowser's proposed FY 2026 budget, which many have called a "MAGA austerity budget."
https://dc.granicus.com/viewpublisher.php?view_id=2
With perseverance by Councilmembers pushin back against the Chair's resistance, Mendelson agreed to receive a list of "Revenue-Raising" ideas from his colleagues for further discussion before the first Council vote on the budget, currently scheduled for July 14, 2025. Details on the upcoming vote is available here: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hearings/846
For more information, contact:
Chris Otten
DC for Reasonable Development
(202) 810 2768
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