Fair Budget Coalition DC
@FairBudgetDC
Fair Budget Coalition fights for a just & inclusive DC budget. RTs/❤️s are not endorsements or policy recommendations. Same name on Bluesky and Instagram.
Thank you @BrianneKNadeau! We look forward to working with you and the Council to restore programs that low-income residents rely on like Alliance and ERAP. Revenue raisers like those proposed by @FairBudgetDC could close these gaps equitably and protect our social safety net.
While @CMCHenderson and her Health Committee did a lot to restore cuts to Alliance – the program that serves residents who are not eligible for Medicaid – that had taken us years to reverse in the past, there is still inadequate funding to retain people’s benefits.
This week, the DC Council gave initial approval to a FY26 budget that makes improvements over the mayor's proposal, but as a whole, fails to provide vulnerable residents shelter from the coming storm. Our staff breaks down budget hits, misses, and hopes: loom.ly/5EFrYk0
DC residents who can't access other healthcare programs rely on Alliance. Let's make sure it's here to stay. Speak up NOW before the DC Council's budget vote in one week! bit.ly/savealliance
The Federal government's continual interference in issues that other states are granted full control over underscores our need for equal representation. Not only are these riders harmful, but DC's 700,000+ residents deserve the right to make decisions about where we call home.
In my career representing DC in Congress, I've rarely seen a DC appropriations bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the 700k+ DC residents as the one released today. Statement: bit.ly/44F1VSd
Subsidizing corporate development while slashing the social safety net & rolling back climate initiatives isn’t innovative or progressive. We demand a better stadium deal for District taxpayers! Very much looking to RFK testimony Tuesday, July 29 @WIN_DC @SierraDC @FairBudgetDC
RFK NEWS: The D.C. Council's independent assessment of the Commanders stadium deal is now public. Plenty to dig into in the 23-page analysis (including 5 takeaways below), but this stands out: The current deal "lacks formal constraints on public financial exposure."
I’m proposing a modest capital gains surcharge that would only impact the wealthiest 1% in the District. This is how we advance a most just tax code: by asking those with more to do more, and closing loopholes that perpetuate economic inequities. Step 1? Build awareness. Join me…
DC has a responsibility to scrutinize the proposal & demand a better & fair deal before it comes up for a vote (psst, the Council has already said they will hold a vote). This is a billion dollar industry negotiating for a deal & terms they want. We should all act like it too.
We see you, and appreciate you standing on business. Preservation is the easiest, surest way to keep folks in DC and to combat displacement!! We cannot use HPTF for new development only. Thank you for your leadership here
Thank you @CMRobertWhiteDC for introducing an amendment to dedicate funding to housing preservation yesterday! We saw and appreciated your effort, and were disappointed to see that so many of your colleagues declined to #ChooseUs and meet this important need
A quick 🧵 on what happened yesterday in the D.C. Council with Initiative 82: As you may have heard, the council rejected what would essentially have been a repeal of the initiative, which was approved by voters in 2022 and slowly phases out the tipped wage.
We need to fully restore the child tax credit and ERAP. Far too many of our residents are struggling, and both programs provide much-needed financial support.
50 years of property tax limits have done nothing to reduce the cost of housing. Instead, they’ve favored wealthier homeowners and businesses over average Americans while reducing funds for local services. There are better solutions available. itep.org/effects-of-pro…
“The council has said there is not enough money to save the [Alliance] program, but there should always be enough money to save people’s lives,” Legal Aid's Lisa Meehan said at yesterday's rally. The @councilofdc must protect access to lifesaving care 📢 bit.ly/savealliance
Our full coverage of today’s major council action within the budget. W/ @jennygathright washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…
Today, we protected I-82 & the fair wages of tipped workers, upholding the will of 74% of DC voters. I'm grateful to my colleagues for rejecting a repeal that would ignore the realities workers face while trying to live & work in one of the most expensive cities in the country.
HAPPENING NOW: DC workers, union members, and advocates are at the Wilson Building to call on DC Council to pass a budget that funds the District, not the wealthy.
Under the Home Rule Act, only the council appropriates - that is, determines how monies are spent. We will not be hostage to overspending — which by law are the responsibility of the Mayor and CFO to control.
Mendelson insisted earlier today that some of that surplus would be available for spending as part of the 2026 budget, and said the council has the power of the purse. But the CFO says the money is spoken for, which would unbalance the budget the council is advancing.
A bit surprising: JLG's amendment succeeds and I-82 is out of the budget, for now. Nadeau, Frumin, JLG, Parker, Allen, R. White, and Henderson in support. Mendo thought he had the votes Sunday. But all expressed interest in some other compromise between now and the second vote.
Now we turn to the other initiative, I-82, on the tipped minimum wage. Janeese Lewis George is backing an amendment to remove it from the budget. Interestingly, Kenyan McDuffie circulated this change to bring the wage to $10/hour, but he withdrew it to pursue another compromise