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« Previous EntriesMike Panetta’s Testimony on Renaming Portion of Pennsylvania Ave to Promote DC Statehood
Thursday, January 13th, 2011I testified before Councilmember Michael A. Brown’s committee today on a proposal to re-name part of Pennsylvania Avenue and the District’s gateway signage to promote DC Statehood. My remarks before the committee are listed below. If you have any suggestions on names for the street, please submit them in the comments and I’ll make sure [...]
I Support Mary Cheh
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010I wanted to take a minute and post an entry today to show my support to Mary Cheh for the Ward 3 Council seat. Mary has been a powerful and restless advocate on the Council and the type of legislator that should make us proud.
She led the effort to reform our election laws, enacted one of [...]
Councilmembers Mary Cheh and Tommy Wells Endorse Mike Panetta
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010I’m pleased to announce that two of my favorite Councilmembers, Mary Cheh from Ward 3 and Tommy Wells from Ward 6, have endorsed my re-election efforts.
I support their re-election efforts as well, and look forward to working with them, and all members of the Council, over the next few years in our drive for statehood [...]
Statement on Elimination of Statehood Funding in Mayor’s Budget
Friday, May 14th, 2010The mayor’s proposed budget eliminates what little funding there was for statehood initiatives. You can read more in this Washington Times article. (link)
I’ve released the following statement on this, which I hope you’ll share:
“For many years Congress mandated that the District couldn’t spend our local tax dollars to lobby for statehood or expanded home rule. [...]
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 [...]
