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Delegate Norton provides approps update, calls on her constituents and DC’s supporters to rally tomorrow
DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton had good news and bad news for us after yesterday’s meeting of the House Appropriations Committee.
PFAW asks DC’s residents and supporters to head to the White House this Saturday
The House Appropriations Committee convened this morning at 9:30 am to consider the DC appropriations bill that the DC subcommittee passed last week. We are currently waiting for word on whether any DC riders were added, in addition to those already included in the bill concerning reproductive freedom and public education.
As PFAW continues to wait for news, I’ve asked DC residents and DC rights supporters from the greater metro area to join us at Saturday’s White House Rally for DC Democracy.
UPDATE: DC approps subcommittee action, 5 days left before White House rally
Last week, I reported on the introduction of the new DC appropriations bill and challenges DC may face in the House. We cleared the first committee hurdle, but the bill is still a problem, and by no means is DC out of the woods on any issue.
PFAW and AAMIA react to DC approps, reaffirm support for White House rally
Last week, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton hosted a press conference on Capitol Hill in defense of her city. Speaking out against several policy riders that have been passed or threatened by conservatives in Congress, Delegate Norton, DC Mayor Vincent Gray, DC Vote, and members of the civil rights community, including People For the American Way and African American Ministers in Action, voiced their support for autonomy and the right to self-government for the people of the District of Columbia.
PFAW and AAMIA just got their first glimpse of the FY12 DC appropriations bill. While some issues were spared, other riders are in.
Taking out the Trash
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A little over two weeks ago the Department of Education released a study which found that public school students perform as well or better than private school students.
The report was released on a Friday in July, a political tactic West Wing fans will recognize as "taking out the trash." When the government is embarrassed about something, they release the news when no one is paying attention.
You may remember the Inspector General's report on commentator Armstrong Williams, who was paid a hefty sum by the DoE to shill for Bush's education policies without disclosing it. You don't remember? That report was released on a Friday too.