GOP spending bill seeking immediate $1 billion in cuts to DC budget

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't blame this on the GOP anymore, Senate Democrats are voting for this CR as well.

So far, actually, they aren't, but no one here should delude themselves that opposition from Democrats has anything to do with defending D.C.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut police funds and let's stop using our police force for motorcades.

Ironic that it is MAGA feds who actually will cause dC to defund the police in the end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut police funds and let's stop using our police force for motorcades.

Ironic that it is MAGA feds who actually will cause dC to defund the police in the end.

It's a great idea but that's only $50 million at best and we've already spent that much on the inauguration.

Between bike lanes and trails, vision zero, Capital One, school modernization, the H St streetcar, and the DC Jail annex we should be able to find half the cuts. It's the operating budget that will kill us. Federal police support and EdTech while both ripe for cuts doesn't come close to making up what's required under this bill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut police funds and let's stop using our police force for motorcades.

Ironic that it is MAGA feds who actually will cause dC to defund the police in the end.

It's a great idea but that's only $50 million at best and we've already spent that much on the inauguration.

Between bike lanes and trails, vision zero, Capital One, school modernization, the H St streetcar, and the DC Jail annex we should be able to find half the cuts. It's the operating budget that will kill us. Federal police support and EdTech while both ripe for cuts doesn't come close to making up what's required under this bill.

Wait, does this mean we don't get to spend $60 million building a single bridge for cyclists, next to an already existing bridge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut police funds and let's stop using our police force for motorcades.

Ironic that it is MAGA feds who actually will cause dC to defund the police in the end.

It's a great idea but that's only $50 million at best and we've already spent that much on the inauguration.

Between bike lanes and trails, vision zero, Capital One, school modernization, the H St streetcar, and the DC Jail annex we should be able to find half the cuts. It's the operating budget that will kill us. Federal police support and EdTech while both ripe for cuts doesn't come close to making up what's required under this bill.

Wait, does this mean we don't get to spend $60 million building a single bridge for cyclists, next to an already existing bridge?

That's only $52 million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut police funds and let's stop using our police force for motorcades.

Ironic that it is MAGA feds who actually will cause dC to defund the police in the end.

That's right, because the only place in the budget that isn't essential in DC is law enforcement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut police funds and let's stop using our police force for motorcades.

Ironic that it is MAGA feds who actually will cause dC to defund the police in the end.

That's right, because the only place in the budget that isn't essential in DC is law enforcement.

The operating budget is almost entirely made up of essential personnel. Teachers, cops, firemen, trash collectors etc. There is no way to cut half a billion dollars halfway through the fiscal year without cutting them. DC's budget shouldn't be subsidizing the federal government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Fix what? As long as they are going to convince themselves of that kind of stupidity there’s no point. And of course we could rip out every bike lane and they’d still come after us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

How does randomly cutting the budget make anyone safer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

How does randomly cutting the budget make anyone safer?

Same idea as the federal government, cut the current government workers then hire a J6er as chief of MPD and MAGA officers. DC is an easy punching bag for Trump and I expect him to put the worst of his base in DC positions just to mock the council.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

How does randomly cutting the budget make anyone safer?

Same idea as the federal government, cut the current government workers then hire a J6er as chief of MPD and MAGA officers. DC is an easy punching bag for Trump and I expect him to put the worst of his base in DC positions just to mock the council.

This Council does enough to mock itself everyday of the week. I mean Biden through under the bus with that horrific DC crime “reform” bill. Even the California senators voted against it. This takes talent.

[Anonymous]

Bike lanes cost nothing. They are much cheaper to maintain than roads for cars, and have huge environmental and health benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

Therefore, cut the budget??? Make it make sense.