“Two-thirds of our budget goes to education, to public safety, and to health and human services,” said Erica Williams, executive director of the nonprofit D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. “And so there is no way to get through $410 million in cuts or a billion […]
“We’re taught as children, if we make a mistake, we own up to it, and we try to do better and right the wrong that we’ve caused. And what we saw is that the US House had that opportunity and chose not to right the wrong,” Mitchell said.
“What we face right now is a real scorched earth strategy from federal leaders, including federal government layoffs and the destruction of agencies,” said Erica Williams, the head of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.
Meanwhile, Tazra Mitchell, chief policy and strategy officer for the nonprofit D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, remains concerned that the House has yet to respond.
“D.C. is facing two $1 billion problems,” said Tazra Mitchell, the chief policy and strategy officer for the nonprofit D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. “We have to first deal with this immediate threat of congressional interference, but also on the other […]
According to the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, 77% of those who need affordable housing in D.C. are extremely low-income, with only 39% of apartments available to those who fall into this category.
Erica Williams, the executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, called the bill “an extreme act of federal interference in local affairs.”
Behind the statistics lie individual narratives of resilience, adaptation, and aspiration that shape the diversity of and strengthen Washington, DC.
DCFPI Welcomes Shira Markoff as New Director of Economic Policy
Local leaders are raising alarms about a stopgap measure in Congress that would trigger a $1 billion budget shortfall for the city, and impact the wider Virginia and Maryland region.