Today, my colleagues and I took our second vote on the FY25 budget. I am truly proud of what we were able to accomplish in this year’s budget, chief among them being establishing a local Child Tax Credit, replenishing the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, historic investments in the LGBTQ+ community, critical housing investments, and transformative Ward 5 investments. If you missed some of the highlights I shared from the Council’s first vote, you can find those here.
This second vote allowed us to secure more housing support, a Safe Passage Priority Area for the Brookland-CUA Metro Station in the 2024-2025 school year, and additional support for small businesses.
You can watch my statement from the dais during the vote by clicking the video below, and scroll down to see the additional investments we made, as well as my statement on the Sports Wagering Amendment Act of 2024.
