Last week, I reported [1] on the introduction of the new DC appropriations bill [2] and challenges DC may face in the House. We cleared the first committee hurdle, but the bill is still a problem [1], and by no means is DC out of the woods on any issue.
DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton: [3]
[A]s expected, there were no new riders added today at a House Subcommittee markup of the fiscal year 2012 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, but warned that it would not be the first time that there is quiet before a storm as the bill goes to the full appropriations committee next Thursday and then to the House floor. Norton said that, just as with the 2011 appropriations bill, "Keeping home-rule intact in the 2012 appropriations bill is essentially a job for the Senate and the Obama administration."
Be sure to set your sights on Thursday’s full committee markup [4], and also on Saturday’s White House Rally for DC Democracy [1], organized by our friends at DC Vote [5].
Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011
Location: Lafayette Square Park, 16th Street & H Street NW (in front of the White House)
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Click here [6] to RSVP, and here [7] to learn about additional opportunities to support DC Vote [5] on June 25.
As you may know, there have been dozens of civil disobedience arrests this year of citizens who stood up for the District’s right to self-govern. Neither PFAW nor AAMIA are organizing a civil disobedience action for June 25. If you need assistance, you may contact DC Vote [8] directly.
For more information, please click here [9].