{"id":2413110,"date":"2025-03-13T21:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alsobrooks-seeks-to-save-dc-budget-in-democrats-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T21:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T01:15:01","slug":"alsobrooks-seeks-to-save-dc-budget-in-democrats-spending-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alsobrooks-seeks-to-save-dc-budget-in-democrats-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Alsobrooks seeks to save DC budget in Democrats&#8217; spending bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Falsobrooks-seeks-to-save-dc-budget-in-democrats-spending-bill-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=2413110&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 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\">Alsobrooks attaches DC budget exception to Democrats&rsquo; short-term spending proposal<\/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_2038842\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Angela <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/angela-alsobrooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alsobrooks<\/a> (D-MD) is hoping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> can pass a short-term spending proposal with a special amendment meant to protect the budget of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The Maryland senator is hoping Democrats can push through their own spending bill that helps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the city<\/a> avoid large budget cuts that would also affect neighboring regions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3347329\/schumer-caves-shutdown-battle-gop-clearing-way-funding-bill-passage\/\">Schumer caves on shutdown battle with GOP, clearing way for funding bill passage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3347209\/tina-smith-elon-musk-curse-democrats-messaging\/\">Tina Smith refuses to back down from expletive-filled attack on Musk as Left weighs messaging tactics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3346311\/senate-democrats-schumer-government-shutdown\/\">Democrats search for ways to save face in shutdown fight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Alsobrooks, who represents Maryland, said she introduced the amendment because of Maryland workers in the city. &ldquo;When Republicans attack DC &ndash; they are also attacking: Our Maryland firefighters that bravely work for DC Fire and EMS, our Maryland teachers that work in DC public schools, [and] our Metro that gets Maryland commuters where they need to be. That&rsquo;s why I filed this amendment,&rdquo; she said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sen_Alsobrooks\/status\/1900212380304290119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in a post<\/a> to X.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican-backed spending bill passed last weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3342111\/stopgap-funding-cut-dc-budget-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">would cut more than $1 billion<\/a> in D.C. public services. The proposal has sparked worries the district will have to lay off police officers or other workers if it becomes law. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats have responded by attempting to pass a different continuing resolution that would keep Washington&rsquo;s budget intact. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) praised the move. &ldquo;That would give us the ability to fix this for D.C.,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/03\/12\/dc-budget-cuts-spending-bill-senate-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>, adding he was a &ldquo;hell no&rdquo; on the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Washington&rsquo;s Mayor Muriel Bowser is awaiting whatever decisions Congress makes as a government shutdown looms if an agreement cannot be made. &ldquo;We remain hopeful that our partners in Congress will get it fixed this week,&rdquo; a Bowser spokesperson told the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At least one Republican senator has said they were surprised by the cuts to D.C.&rsquo;s budget in the spending bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was not a provision that was in the Senate bill, or anything that we advocated for. It came as a surprise to me, and explains why the mayor has called me,&rdquo; Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/igorbobic\/status\/1899852811631833588\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>Huffington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have said they are opposed to the GOP version of the bill, though Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has signaled he&rsquo;s willing to support a way out of a government shutdown. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the Republican bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much much worse. For sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It is not a clean CR. It is deeply partisan. It doesn&rsquo;t address far too many of this country&rsquo;s needs, but I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power in a government shutdown is a far worse option.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><b><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<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many in Washington were surprised to hear the GOP spending proposal included cuts to the city.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As disconcerting as it is, I&rsquo;m still talking to a lot of people on the Hill who are saying that this information is new to them, or trying to point back to the House and saying &lsquo;we don&rsquo;t know why the House did this,&rsquo;&rdquo; Washington at-large Councilman Robert C. 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Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) is hoping Democrats can pass a short-term spending proposal with a special amendment meant to protect the budget of Washington, D.C. 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