March 11, 2025
Congress strips $1.1 billion from DC budget as punishment
Congress cuts $1.1 billion from DC budget as punishment
💵Tax & Budget💰Economy🏙️Local Issues
Congress froze DC fiscal year 2025 budget at 2024 levels on Mar. 11, 2025
Freezing stripped $1.1 billion from DC general fund
DC unemployment claims jumped 36% to 1,780 in week ending Feb. 8, 2025
Nationwide unemployment claims fell 3% during same period DC claims spiked
15,000 contract employees dependent on federal projects face layoffs
Mayor Bowser must cut $410 million from housing, mental health, and public safety
DC raises 75% of its own revenue but lacks voting representation in Congress
💵Tax & Budget💰Economy🏙️Local Issues
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Q1
How much did Congress cut from the District of Columbia’s budget by reverting it to FY 2024 spending levels in the full-year continuing resolution passed on March 11, 2025?
Q2
Did the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L. 119-4), enacted March 15, 2025, cut Washington, D.C.’s locally funded FY 2025 general fund by $1.1 billion, exceeding the nearly $945 million reduction initially projected by the House continuing resolution proposal?
Q3
Which guiding principle did Mayor Muriel Bowser emphasize in her May 27, 2025 testimony before the D.C. Council when revising the FY 2025 budget after Congress froze the city’s funding?
Q4
How much did Mayor Muriel Bowser project she would save by imposing a citywide hiring freeze in her supplemental FY2025 budget?
Q5
What policy did the District of Columbia’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act repeal regarding sanctuary city protections established by the Sanctuary Values Amendment Act of 2019?
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