{"id":2298044,"date":"2024-07-17T15:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-bowser-returns-dc-budget-unsigned-unsustainable-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T15:22:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T19:22:43","slug":"mayor-bowser-has-returned-the-dc-budget-unsigned-citing-it-as-unsustainable-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-bowser-has-returned-the-dc-budget-unsigned-citing-it-as-unsustainable-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Bowser has returned the DC budget unsigned, citing it as &#8220;unsustainable&#8221; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmayor-bowser-has-returned-the-dc-budget-unsigned-citing-it-as-unsustainable-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2298044&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser returned next year&#8217;s\u200d budget to the Council of the District of\u2064 Columbia without signing it, citing concerns about its sustainability. In a letter to Council Chairman \u2063Phil Mendelson, Bowser expressed opposition to tax increases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">paid family leave tax<\/a> hikes, and potential harm to public schools. Despite Bowser&#8217;s objections, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ucla-student-government-passes-stipend-to-compensate-undocumented-students\/\" title=\"UCLA Student Government Passes Stipend To Compensate Undocumented Students\">council unanimously passed<\/a> a $21\u200d billion budget for fiscal 2025, aiming to close a \u2062$700 million\u200b budget gap through\u200c tax \u2063increases and program cuts. The council&#8217;s budget was praised for focusing on fighting poverty \u200cand promoting \u2062social justice, with funding allocated for programs like the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, a youth center, new jail construction, and housing vouchers\u2063 to prevent homelessness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mayor Bowser returns DC budget unsigned: &lsquo;Unsustainable&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704859\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Washington, D.C., Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Muriel Bowser<\/a> sent next year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>budget<\/a> back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/d-c-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Council of the District of Columbia<\/a> without signing it, claiming it&rsquo;s &ldquo;unsustainable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/resources\/pdf\/be62411b-5f34-48e1-bdb0-e7740bb5f2bc-maylorletter1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a> sent to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Bowser wrote, &ldquo;I cannot support a budget that needlessly increases our residents&rsquo; property and income <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>taxes<\/a>, raises the paid family leave tax to untested levels, or harms our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/public-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>public schools<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, despite Bowser&rsquo;s opposition, the council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3041328\/dc-council-passes-disputed-21-billion-budget-with-payroll-tax-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unanimously passed a $21 billion budget<\/a> for fiscal 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This budget would close the city&rsquo;s $700 million budget gap by implementing tax increases and making cuts to several city programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The budget the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-moves-to-end-nycs-gifted-and-talented-school-programs\/\" title=\"De Blasio Moves To End NYC\u2019s \u2018Gifted and Talented\u2019 School Programs\">mayor proposed<\/a> was criticized as less about &lsquo;shared sacrifice&rsquo; and more about cutting programs that help the last, the lost, and the least. The council, collectively, has reworked this and our budget resets the district on the path to fight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poverty<\/a> and promote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>social justice<\/a>,&rdquo; Mendelson said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/dccouncil.gov\/event\/budget-oversight-hearing-committee-of-the-whole-40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>legislative meeting<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Bowser sought to cut the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, a program subsidizing pay for daycare and preschool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>teachers<\/a>, the council opted to allocate $70 million annually to fund it.<\/p>\n<p>It was also able to fund two of Bowser&rsquo;s requests: A youth center on RFK Stadium grounds and the construction of a new jail.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, approximately 600 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>housing<\/a> vouchers will be provided to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>homelessness<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These vouchers would be funded by a one million dollar cut from Bowser&rsquo;s proposed anti-truancy program at the D.C. Department of Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>The DC Circulator was also cut from the budget.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s be clear: The Council&rsquo;s fiscal decisions are setting the stage for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-council-chairman-proposes-more-tax-hikes-to-counteract-bowsers-cuts-to-early-education\/\" title=\"DC Council chairman suggests additional tax increases to offset Bowser&#039;s reductions in early education funding\">additional tax hikes<\/a> for our residents and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>businesses<\/a> next year. This approach is unsustainable,&rdquo; Bowser wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Mendelson argued that Bowser&rsquo;s criticism of the Council&rsquo;s tax increases and budget totals overlooks her own proposals to raise taxes and increase the budget by a larger amount.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The final budget has fostered very little criticism from the community at large. Only the mayor seems to still be upset. By her critical letter, is the mayor asking, once again, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> take note and intervene in our local affairs?&rdquo;, he said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congress has 30 days to review the deal. If rejected, the council and Bowser must present a new budget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, even if unsigned, the emergency version can still take effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1704859\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704859\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Bowser sent back the DC budget without signing it, stating that it is unsustainable. The budget, which was passed by the council despite her opposition, includes tax increases and cuts to city programs to close a $700 million budget gap. Bowser criticized the budget for raising taxes and harming public schools, but the council defended their decisions as necessary for fighting poverty and promoting social justice. The budget includes funding for programs such as the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and housing vouchers to prevent homelessness. Bowser argued that the council&#8217;s decisions will lead to additional tax hikes, while the council pointed out that Bowser&#8217;s own proposals included tax increases. Congress has 30 days to review the budget deal, but if rejected, a new budget must be presented. However, the emergency version of the budget can still take effect immediately even if unsigned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3166,"featured_media":2298045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/060724_BOWSER-11-1024x682.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[17988,35355,35354,35356,32076],"class_list":["post-2298044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-unsustainable","tag-dc-budget","tag-mayor-bowser","tag-unsigned","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/060724_BOWSER-11-1024x682.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2298044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2298044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2298044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}