Mike Leachman
@mleachm.bsky.social
As the Senate has already done, the House must give D.C. the freedom to continue spending its own local dollars to fund schools, public safety, child care, and other critical services to support the people who live, work, and do business here: www.cbpp.org/blog/house-m...
House Must Adopt Senate Plan Allowing D.C. To Spend Its Own Funds | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The legislation enacted earlier this month to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2025 will deeply harm the District of Columbia. It will force D.C. to cut its fiscal year 2025...
www.cbpp.org
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
As the Senate has already done, the House must give D.C. the freedom to continue spending its own local dollars to fund schools, public safety, child care, and other critical services to support the people who live, work, and do business here: www.cbpp.org/blog/house-m...
Congress already approved D.C.’s 2025 budget last year, and it needs to ensure that the District can continue to spend its own resources in line with that budget.
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Congress already approved D.C.’s 2025 budget last year, and it needs to ensure that the District can continue to spend its own resources in line with that budget.
Yet Congress’ actions are threatening D.C.’s credit rating. Fitch Ratings indicated that it is likely to downgrade D.C.’s credit rating under the enacted continuing resolution. www.fitchratings.com/research/us-...
www.fitchratings.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Yet Congress’ actions are threatening D.C.’s credit rating. Fitch Ratings indicated that it is likely to downgrade D.C.’s credit rating under the enacted continuing resolution. www.fitchratings.com/research/us-...
D.C. manages its budget prudently, as its strong current credit ratings indicate. For 28 consecutive years, the District has received clean audits. cfo.dc.gov/sites/defaul... 2024 DC Annual Report_Letter from the Mayor.pdf
cfo.dc.gov
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
D.C. manages its budget prudently, as its strong current credit ratings indicate. For 28 consecutive years, the District has received clean audits. cfo.dc.gov/sites/defaul... 2024 DC Annual Report_Letter from the Mayor.pdf
That’s in part because if Congress cuts $1B from D.C.’s locally raised budget, D.C. budget rules would force sharp cuts to planned infrastructure improvement projects such as those that will improve road safety and improve regional transit.
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
That’s in part because if Congress cuts $1B from D.C.’s locally raised budget, D.C. budget rules would force sharp cuts to planned infrastructure improvement projects such as those that will improve road safety and improve regional transit.
The harm would ripple beyond D.C. into the neighboring economies of Maryland & Virginia & the broader regional economy.
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The harm would ripple beyond D.C. into the neighboring economies of Maryland & Virginia & the broader regional economy.
DC is about halfway through its fiscal year. Forcing DC to cut $1B from its budget now would cause immediate & devastating cuts to local services that District residents & biz depend on – like public transit, public safety, schools, child care & more: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
DC Budget Memo Congress Shutdown 2025
www.documentcloud.org
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
DC is about halfway through its fiscal year. Forcing DC to cut $1B from its budget now would cause immediate & devastating cuts to local services that District residents & biz depend on – like public transit, public safety, schools, child care & more: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Forcing D.C. back to its 2024 funding levels for local funds saves the federal government *nothing*. It only stops D.C. from operating under its balanced and enacted budget, spending revenue that it has raised.
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Forcing D.C. back to its 2024 funding levels for local funds saves the federal government *nothing*. It only stops D.C. from operating under its balanced and enacted budget, spending revenue that it has raised.
The Senate passed a standalone bill on a bipartisan basis to let D.C. continue operating under its enacted fiscal year 2025 budget and spend its own funds. The House should move quickly to adopt the Senate bill as is.
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Senate passed a standalone bill on a bipartisan basis to let D.C. continue operating under its enacted fiscal year 2025 budget and spend its own funds. The House should move quickly to adopt the Senate bill as is.
The legislation enacted to fund the federal government for the rest of FY25 will force D.C. to cut its budget by $1 billion by limiting how much it can spend of its *own, DC-raised funds* to 2024 levels.
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The legislation enacted to fund the federal government for the rest of FY25 will force D.C. to cut its budget by $1 billion by limiting how much it can spend of its *own, DC-raised funds* to 2024 levels.