{"id":2412186,"date":"2025-03-10T19:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-officials-decry-cr-plan-to-strip-district-of-funding-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:42:30","slug":"dc-officials-decry-cr-plan-to-strip-district-of-funding-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-officials-decry-cr-plan-to-strip-district-of-funding-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DC officials decry CR plan to strip district of funding &#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\">26<\/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%2Fdc-officials-decry-cr-plan-to-strip-district-of-funding-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=2412186&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. officials have\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">expressed strong opposition<\/a> to\u200d a Republican-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-faces-an-absolutely-brutal-september-filled-with-high-stakes-deadlines\/\" title=\"Congress Faces An Absolutely Brutal September Filled With High-Stakes Deadlines\">continuing resolution<\/a> that proposes to cut \u200dthe district&#8217;s budget by \u200d16% for 2025,amounting to approximately $1 billion. Speaking at \u200da press\u200d conference, key figures\u200c such as Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, \u2064Mayor Muriel bowser, and \u2063city \u2064Council chairman \u200cphil Mendelson highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/official-in-d-c-mayors-office-its-a-necessary-evil-to-allow-darwinism-to-kill-off-the-foolish-unvaccinated\/\" title=\"Official in D.C. Mayor&#039;s Office: It&#039;s a &#039;Necessary Evil&#039; to Allow &#039;Darwinism to Kill off&#039; the &#039;Foolish&#039; Unvaccinated\">potential adverse effects<\/a> on\u200d essential services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-police-department-forced-to-cut-back-on-patrols-over-record-gas-prices\/\" title=\"Ohio Police Department Forced To ... Back On Patrols Over Record Gas Prices\">including public safety<\/a> and education. Norton \u2062described \u2064the \u200dfunding cuts as &#8220;fiscal sabotage&#8221; and warned\u2063 that such measures \u2062contradict\u2064 the stated Republican goals of improving\u2063 public safety in \u2064the capital. Mayor Bowser characterized the situation as potentially devastating, emphasizing that D.C. is not \u2064a federal\u2063 agency but rather a city that requires adequate\u200c funding\u2063 to provide necessary services. The district is already facing financial challenges,including a\u2064 projected $1 billion deficit \u2063over \u2062the next four years,which could be exacerbated by the proposed cuts.  <\/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\">DC officials decry CR plan to strip district of funding: &lsquo;Fiscal sabotage&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_2034186\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Leaders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, condemned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a>-led continuing resolution that would cut the district&rsquo;s 2025 budget by 16%.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans announced their stopgap bill to fund the federal government on Saturday that included cutting the district&rsquo;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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3342973\/freedom-caucus-calls-medicaid-reform-boost-democrats\/\">Freedom Caucus calls for Medicaid reform in boost to Democratic narrative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3342914\/democrats-continuing-resolution-amendment-ensure-trump-appropriates-funds\/\">Democrats introduce continuing resolution amendment in last-ditch effort to ensure Trump appropriates funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3342721\/ilhan-omar-suggests-brandon-gill-constituents-xenophobic-racist\/\">Ilhan Omar suggests all of Brandon Gill&#8217;s constituents are &#8216;xenophobic and racist&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference to address the impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-finally-scored-a-big-procedural-win-but-a-shutdown-still-looms\/\" title=\"McCarthy secures major win, but shutdown threat remains.\">proposed continuing resolution<\/a>, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution this weekend that commits nothing less than fiscal sabotage of D.C. It is their latest blow in an escalating war on D.C., D.C. residents, and the limited home rule D.C. currently possesses,&rdquo; Norton <a href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/norton-releases-remarks-ahead-press-conference-continuing-resolution#:~:text=Remarks%20of%20Congresswoman%20Eleanor%20Holmes%20Norton%20(D%2DDC)&amp;text=House%20Republicans%20released%20the%20text,home%20rule%20D.C.%20currently%20possesses.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She warned that the district could be forced to cut services for the district&rsquo;s police, emergency medical services, and schools.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is contrary to the stated Republican goal of improving public safety, law and order in the nation&rsquo;s capital, and would in fact have the opposite effect. D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because Republicans of a different generation recognized the disastrous effects this causes. Congress should keep its hands off D.C.,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser described the bill as a &ldquo;potentially devastating and really highly unusual situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not a federal agency. We are a city, county, state, all at once, and we provide direct services to the people of the District of Columbia, visitors to the District of Columbia, businesses in the District of Columbia, diplomats and visiting heads of state and everyone who works here in the Congress. Our budget was balanced and approved,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser then made an appeal to President Donald Trump, saying the bill would go against his wishes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This action, let me be clear, if the Congress goes through with this action, it will work against a priority that President Trump and I share, and that is to make Washington, D.C., the best, most beautiful city in the world, and we want to work with our partners in the federal government to ensure that D.C. always represents the strength and prosperity of this country,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3342111\/stopgap-funding-cut-dc-budget-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"STOPGAP FUNDING BILL WOULD CUT DC BUDGET BY $1 BILLION\">STOPGAP FUNDING BILL WOULD CUT DC BUDGET BY $1 BILLION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bowser has undertaken several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3342293\/construction-crews-begin-dismantling-blm-plaza-near-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">moves favorable to Trump<\/a> in recent weeks, helping to soften his views on the district. Her moderation has led to him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3325781\/trump-pause-executive-order-washington-dc-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shelving a floated executive order\">shelving a floated executive order<\/a> to end Washington&rsquo;s home rule.<\/p>\n<p>The district has faced financial problems over the past few years as COVID-19 relief funds dried up. The district faces a $1 billion deficit over the next four years, further complicated by the looming CR.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_2034186\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2034186\"}});<\/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>DC leaders criticize GOP plan to cut funding: &#8216;Fiscal sabotage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2412187,"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\/2025\/03\/Muriel-Bowser-Capitol.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51902,51901,6513,36451,32076],"class_list":["post-2412186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cr-plan","tag-dc-officials","tag-funding","tag-local-governance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Muriel-Bowser-Capitol.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412186","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412190,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412186\/revisions\/2412190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}