{"id":2423498,"date":"2025-04-14T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-to-increase-dc-funds-by-6-to-counter-congresss-budget-cuts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T18:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:41:04","slug":"bowser-to-increase-dc-funds-by-6-to-counter-congresss-budget-cuts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-to-increase-dc-funds-by-6-to-counter-congresss-budget-cuts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowser to increase DC funds by 6% to counter Congress&#8217;s budget cuts &#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\">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%2Fbowser-to-increase-dc-funds-by-6-to-counter-congresss-budget-cuts-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=2423498&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 has announced a proposal to increase the city&#8217;s fiscal 2025 budget by up to 6% to counteract recent cuts imposed by Congress, which reverted the city\u2019s funding to 2024 levels. In a letter to Congress, Bowser referred to a 2009 statute that allows for such increases if revenues support them, potentially adding nearly $700 million to the current budget. This move aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">uphold essential public services<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-house-republican-says-biden-administration-should-temporarily-guarantee-all-bank-deposits-nationwide\/\" title=\"Senior House Republican Says Biden Administration Should Temporarily Guarantee All Bank Deposits Nationwide\">maintain financial stability<\/a>, especially for key agencies like the Metropolitan Police and Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Bowser emphasized that failure to reinstate the full 2025 budget could lead to meaningful reductions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solution-found-behar-on-school-students-just-have-everyone-repeat-the-year\/\" title=\"SOLUTION FOUND: Behar On School Students: \u2018Just Have Everyone Repeat The Year\u2019\">critical services<\/a>. The proposed budget had originally totaled $13.2 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion from the prior year, but with the House&#8217;s recent vote, Bowser faces a challenge to find alternatives to address the funding gap. A bipartisan solution aims to prevent the immediate cuts,but its progress in the House remains uncertain.  <\/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\">Bowser hiking local fund appropriations 6% to counter Congress&rsquo;s roll back on DC budget<\/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_2042839\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muriel Bowser\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muriel Bowser\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> notified Congress that she is boosting the city&rsquo;s fiscal 2025 budget by up to 6%&nbsp;to make up for Congress&rsquo;s spending cuts for the city.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Congress, Bowser said she was using a 2009 statute &ldquo;that allows the city to increase an approved budget up to 6% if revenues indicate that we have those revenues.&rdquo;&nbsp;This increase could add nearly $700 million to the current budget, helping offset the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3362567\/bowser-delays-2026-budget-congress-2025-rollback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"budget cuts required by the House's Continuing Resolution\">budget cuts required by the House&rsquo;s continuing resolution<\/a> that set the city&rsquo;s 2025 funding back to 2024 levels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3379291\/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-role-maga-darling-deportation-partnership\/\">El Salvador&#8217;s Bukele cements role as MAGA darling with deportation partnership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3380120\/madison-wisconsin-city-clerk-maribeth-witzel-behl-resigns-uncounted-ballots\/\">Madison, Wisconsin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/madison-wisconsin-city-clerk-resigns-as-investigation-into-200-uncounted-ballots-continues-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Madison, Wisconsin, city clerk resigns as investigation into 200 uncounted ballots continues\u200b\u200b - ... Examiner\">city clerk resigns<\/a> as investigation into 200 uncounted ballots continues&#8203;&#8203;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3379987\/white-house-rescissions-package-cuts-1-billion-from-pbs-8-billion-from-usaid\/\">White House rescissions package cuts $1.1 billion from PBS, $8.3 billion from USAID<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This action is necessitated by the removal of standard language in the Full-Year Continuing<br \/>Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (&lsquo;Full-Year CR&rsquo;), which would have permitted the<br \/>District to expend local, budgeted revenues at the already approved Fiscal Year 2025 amounts,&rdquo; Bowser wrote in the letter, addressed to Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the chairs of the House and Senate appropriation committees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a result of this Congressional action, the District must act to ensure the continuity of essential<br \/>public services and maintain sound financial management of local operations,&rdquo; she added, hoping to avoid major slashes to the city&rsquo;s plans and workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Bowser warned of cuts to critical services if the 2025 budget isn&rsquo;t reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Without the ability to fully execute the Fiscal Year 2025 budget as adopted and approved by the<br \/>District, this gap will force reductions in critical services provided by our largest agencies,<br \/>including public safety agencies such as the Metropolitan Police Department and Fire and<br \/>Emergency Medical Services Department,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3362567\/bowser-delays-2026-budget-congress-2025-rollback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"BOWSER DELAYS 2026 BUDGET UNTIL CONGRESS DECIDES ON 2025 ROLLBACK\">BOWSER DELAYS 2026 BUDGET UNTIL CONGRESS DECIDES ON 2025 ROLLBACK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 budget passed by the district was $13.2 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion from 2024. The House voted to scale back the city&rsquo;s spending to 2024 levels in March, sparking a crisis as Bowser scrambled to find how to cut $1.1 billion. An increase of 6% would spare much of the city from cuts but still leave $400 million to reach the original 2025 budget total.<\/p>\n<p>Collins and the Senate have passed a bipartisan fix to prevent the immediate $1.1 billion cut to the&nbsp;city&rsquo;s budget, with the action stalled in the House.<\/p>\n<p>The full letter can be read below.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Mayor Bowser to Chair Cole and Chair Collins 4-14-25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/849939025\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-lLLH9cQELPc2lAKmu9r4\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_3264\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><em>Ross O&rsquo;Keefe contributed to this report.<\/em><\/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_2042839\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2042839\"}});<\/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>Bowser raises DC budget by 6% to offset Congress cuts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2423499,"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\/04\/AP25069740354247.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20645,38037,4402,53455],"class_list":["post-2423498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bowser","tag-budget-cuts","tag-congress","tag-dc-funds"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25069740354247.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423498","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=2423498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423502,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423498\/revisions\/2423502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}