Leaders in Washington, D.C., condemned a Republican-led continuing resolution that would cut the district’s 2025 budget by 16%.
House Republicans announced their stopgap bill to fund the federal government on Saturday that included cutting the district’s budget by approximately $1 billion. Speaking outside the Capitol at a press conference, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and other Washington officials warned of the possible consequences of the bill.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference to address the impact of the proposed continuing resolution, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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“House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution this weekend that commits nothing less than fiscal sabotage of
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