While DC has no votes in Congress, elected officials from the 50 states interfere with DC laws and make critical decisions—from how the District spends local tax dollars to how we keep our communities safe—without local knowledge or accountability. Federal overreach into DC affairs is only increasing and the harm disproportionately impacts Black and brown people, immigrants, the LGBTQIA+ community, women, and people experiencing economic hardship. These attacks only underscore the need for statehood and equal representation for the more than 700,000 residents who call DC home.
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Fiscal impacts
DC’s forthcoming recession is being triggered by mass federal layoffs projected to reduce revenues by about $1 billion over the next several years. That fact is exacerbated by the limitations on DC’s taxes and spending as well as federal attacks on DC budget autonomy, because the District is not a state.
- Raising Revenue Is An Urgent and Practical Approach to Reducing the Harm of DC’s Recession
- Raising Revenue Could Help Stabilize DC’s Credit Ratings
- The High Cost of Denying Statehood to the District of Columbia
Mass deportation
The Trump Administration is undertaking an unprecedented intensity of enforcement actions to remove immigrants from their communities, from their workplace, and often from their families. These actions harm immigrant families, threaten economic stability, and disrupt communities.
- Know Your Rights resources from Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid
- The Devastating Economic and Human Toll of Mass Deportation
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