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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010While the District of Columbia may have a locally elected mayor and council, our local laws and budgets need to approved – and are completely amendable – by Congress. The Constitution gives Congress authority in “all cases whatsoever” over local matters in the District. Nowhere else in the country do local laws needs Congressional approval.
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Panetta Takes DC for Democracy Endorsement
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Last night I was happy to win the endorsement of DC for Democracy for re-election to the Shadow U.S. Representative position. I’ve been a member of this group since 2004 when it was “DC for Dean” and it was the first group ever to endorse me when I first ran for office in 2006. The [...]
DC Voting Rights Action Tomorrow – RSVP Today
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010From my friends at DC Vote. I won’t be able to attend, but I hope you can make it:
Are you frustrated with how pro-gun special interests have hijacked the issue of DC voting rights? What are you going to do about it?
Are you ready for more direct action and aggressive tactics? So is DC [...]
DC Voting Rights Bill Pulled
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010“This deal is getting worse all the time!” – Lando Carlissan, Empire Strikes Back
In case you haven’t heard, the DC Voting Rights bill was pulled today by Delegate Norton. There was talk last week of a compromise on the gun amendment issue, but it looks like the NRA wanted too much from the District when [...]
Statement by President on DC Voting Rights
Friday, April 16th, 2010This is a bit late in my opinion, but nevertheless appreciated! Nice timing with our lobby day as well. I’d also like to thank Jim Vance at NBC-4 for putting the bug in Michelle Obama’s ear. Here’s the full statement:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2010
Statement by the President
On this [...]
