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Pronouns: she/her. Ward 7. Chief Policy & Strategy Officer at DCFPI. All views are my own.

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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Join us in taking action. Call these Senators and tell them to VOTE NO ON S.J.RES.102. bsky.app/profile/dcfp...
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
@centeronbudget.bsky.social adds their voice to this federal overreach: "Congress should respect D.C.’s decision-making and allow this law to stand, rejecting calls by some to override the judgement of D.C.’s elected officials." www.cbpp.org/blog/congres...
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Nikki Metzgar @nikkimetz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Not one Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee should vote yes on this effort to overturn a local DC law. 10 states made the same choice to decouple from tax cuts in the OBBA--only DC gets its law overturned because we don't have the same rights as other Americans.
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Congress is meddling into DC affairs yet again. They now want to overturn a local law that would drain *local* revenue by $700m AND spike child poverty by eliminating expansions in our DC EITC & CTC. DC residents & state/national partners--please make the calls below!
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
One of the most fundamental problems for dealing w/ ICE is the GOP provided years of ICE agent funding in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” No govt shutdown will end that funding stream, and there aren’t 2/3s votes in each chamber to rescind the funding & override a veto. Means resistance is what we have.
Graph showing historical and projected funding for ICE personnel. Huge amount provided in OBBBA.
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Jennifer Sullivan @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This week, the House is expected to vote on a bill to extend the Premium Tax Credit enhancements. This would reduce 2026 premiums for the average #ACA marketplace enrollee by more than half, improving affordability for millions of people struggling with health costs. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
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Marketplace Enrollees In Every Congressional District Face Steep Premium Increases Unless Tax Credit Enhancements Are Extended
Annual premium increase, 60-year-old couple with income of $85,000 (401% FPL), by congressional district, 119th Congress Note: FPL = federal poverty level. Examples are based on 2026 average...
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The forecast offers good news: DC isn't facing a budget deficit, as revenue is ticking up compared to June. The report also signals a new urgency--DC must act quickly to pass tax changes to save $658M due to reckless federal tax cuts that will flow into DC's tax code automatically.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Here’s my article on how a government shutdown works. Shutdowns are complicated, and each shutdown is different. Some things stay open. Some stay open for a bit and eventually close. Some close immediately. I did my best to explain it all here:
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What Happens During a Government Shutdown?
Learn how a government shutdown affects you.
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
DC is battling austerity policies at the national & local levels. As Republicans have us barreling towards a local recession, Mayor Bowser is adding fuel to the fire w/her budget proposal. See DCFPI's new blog that pulls back the curtain and offers our first take on Bowser's proposal. ⏬⏬⏬
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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Today, the House approved a budget bill that included devastating cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicare, programs that tens of thousands of people in DC rely on every day. These plans would create new cuts and barriers that would have sustained effects on the District.
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ericawilli.bsky.social @ericawilli.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Spending local tax dollars in fy26 and beyond on RFK is a bad deal, but like @tazramitchell.bsky.social says to @jakesherman.bsky.social let's not conflate that issue with Congress keeping us from using our own tax dollars this year... x.com/TazraMitchel...
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Tazra Mitchell on X: "I appreciate all the attention Punchbowl has brought to Congress's sabotage of DC's budget. However, the tweet below is conflating issues. A DC budget fix remains unresolved regardless of the potential Commanders deal. That's b/c the sabotage is a FY 2025 issue, not FY 2026+." / X
I appreciate all the attention Punchbowl has brought to Congress's sabotage of DC's budget. However, the tweet below is conflating issues. A DC budget fix remains unresolved regardless of the potential Commanders deal. That's b/c the sabotage is a FY 2025 issue, not FY 2026+.
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Thank you to @mayorbowser.bsky.social for using tools to protect DC’s local budget by reducing the Congressional budget cut to $400M from $1.1B. Even w/this progress, today she made clear the drastic measures necessary to make remaining cuts, including furloughs & contract pauses.
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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The Mayor’s budget may be delayed, but we do have some insight into her priorities by way of her office’s Guiding Principles. How does a program like the Pay Equity Fund stack up against these principles? Let’s dig in 🧵
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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
More than 140,000 residents of the District are at risk of not having enough to eat if the proposals in Congress to make cuts to the nation’s primary food assistance program are not defeated. loom.ly/XbDZL9c
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Cuts to Federal Food Assistance Will Hurt Residents Just As DC Enters Recession
More than 140,000 residents of the District of Columbia are at risk of not having enough to eat if the proposals in Congress to make substantial cuts to the nation’s primary food assistance program ar...
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Today’s @Axios DC newsletter includes some misconceptions about taxes in DC. Looking at top tax rates, rather than effective rates, tells only part of the story. @ORAdcgov’s analysis consistently finds that DC residents’ level of tax responsibility is lower than our neighbors.
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ericawilli.bsky.social @ericawilli.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Mass federal layoffs mean cuts to crucial public services and major strains on our local budget and economy. A new blog from @centeronbudget.bsky.social's @wesleytharpe.bsky.social dives into the harmful effects of these layoffs 🧵 www.cbpp.org/blog/sweepin...
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Sweeping Federal Worker Layoffs Leave States Reeling | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Communities across the country have been reeling in recent weeks as billionaire Elon Musk, the DOGE team he leads, and the Trump Administration broadly continue their campaign of sweeping and...
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ericawilli.bsky.social @ericawilli.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Further confirming what @tazramitchell.bsky.social wrote in her blog addressing the misunderstandings of the Senate fix to the fed CR that will cut $1b from DC's budget-->CBO score shows $0 cost to fed govt b/c Congress is limiting use of local NOT federal tax dollars www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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S. 1077, District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025
As passed by the Senate on March 14, 2025
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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Impact explained by Vince Hall @feedingamerica.org With inflation rising & fundraising down - food banks are at a moment of extraordinary demand that is taxing them 2 the breaking point. Any interruption of food sources will mean serious consequences to our neighbors facing hunger. wapo.st/41Xz09A
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USDA cancels $500M in food deliveries, leaving food banks scrambling
The Trump administration’s latest move, which follows $1 billion in cuts to food aid programs, puts more pressure on groups trying to feed hungry Americans.
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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The US Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would undo the $1 billion cut Congress forced on DC's current budget. The House should act next week to do the same. Our Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, @tazramitchell.bsky.social, debunks 5 myths about the bill: www.dcfpi.org/all/five-mis...
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Five Misunderstandings About the Congressional Bill to Protect the District’s Budget
Unless the US House takes action, DC will be forced to cut $1 billion from its current budget, in an attack on residents’ fundamental right to self-govern.
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Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
No sign DOGE significantly cut spending or the deficit in February according to CBO. Federal outlays grew 7% compared to last year and the deficit grew 5%.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
It would also restrict DC's ability to set its budget. bsky.app/profile/mlea...
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Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The Trump Admin is reportedly promising House Republicans that it will break the law in order to get their votes for the government funding bill. The Admin is required to spend *at* the levels in the continuing resolution—spending below those amounts is against the law.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The House Republican government funding bill would give more money to defense while cutting domestic operations. Many media outlets are incorrectly describing the GOP bill a just a simple extension of current spending levels, but that is dead wrong.
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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Full year CRs are no way to govern. They ignore new realities and needs. But using a CR to hurt 700k residents & thousands more ppl who work in & visit DC by forcing deep cuts late in the year in public safety and schools and health care for no federal fiscal purpose is shameful.
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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The House CR is deeply problematic – but one of the very worst parts of the CR is it would force immediate cuts in the DC budget -- to police, schools, transportation & more.
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Mike Leachman @mleachm.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Congress should not go back on its word. It should allow DC use its locally generated revenue at the levels Congress approved last year to fund police, schools, and other critical services.
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Mike Leachman @mleachm.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The House may vote as soon as tomorrow on a federal government funding bill that contains a hidden, devastating surprise for the District of Columbia: a requirement that DC drastically slash its budget halfway through the fiscal yr, causing immediate cuts to police, schools, transportation & more.
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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
My new blog on why imposing a per capita cap on #Medicaid expansion cuts federal expansion funding just like explicit cuts to the expansion matching rate. It similarly shifts more & more costs to states forcing them to drop expansion over time, which is the intent: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/03/07/i...
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
DC is ranked 1st in the nation for most expensive infant care--at an avg annual cost of $28,356, or $2,363 a month. Cuts to DC programs that bolster the city's early education ecosystem--and affordability within it--would be costly to DC's families, children, small businesses, and economy. #ChooseDC
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Covering for Anne Gunderson, I testified before the DC Council's Committee of the Whole to discuss the vital role the Pay Equity Fund plays in the early eduation ecosystem. Her written testimony shows how the PEF & child care subsidy program benefit kids, educators, & the DC economy.
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riaListic 🍉 🖤🪬 @abolitionistbae.blacksky.app · 05/03/2025
We need @MayorBowser @ChmnMendelson to #ChooseDC for the #DCBudget. That means standing up for affordable housing, schools, jobs, health care, workers, our elders, our culture & community—everything that keeps DC strong. @FairBudgetDC FY26 platform: bit.ly/ChooseDCPlatform
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FY26 Budget Platform - Fair Budget Coalition
FY26 Budget Platform A Budget for Our People, By Our People FBC produces Budget Platforms and other accountability and advocacy...
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
#ChooseDC: we need a #DCBudget from @MayorBowser @ChmnMendelson that serves as a shelter from the storm of federal threats and uncertainty and reaffirms the commitment to DCs future. @FairBudgetDC FY26 platform: bit.ly/ChooseDCPlatform
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FY26 Budget Platform - Fair Budget Coalition
FY26 Budget Platform A Budget for Our People, By Our People FBC produces Budget Platforms and other accountability and advocacy...
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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Fact check: Social Security has been under a hiring freeze & had overtime restrictions for months. This isn't DOGE saving money. It's Congress not being able to pass a budget. And it accounts for over 2/3 of the "savings" the acting commissioner claimed today. www.govexec.com/management/2...
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Without budget anomaly, SSA hiring is restricted and overtime is at 'historic lows'
Congress’ refusal to provide additional funding for the Social Security Administration in September’s two-month continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown is kneecapping two tools that are...
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ericawilli.bsky.social @ericawilli.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Learn about the mild recession DC is heading into due to federal layoffs from @tazramitchell.bsky.social
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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Don’t let anyone tell you this bill would not harm people by taking away food assistance, health coverage and other important services from people who need them. All in service of giving wealthy people tax cuts.
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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much. via @sangerkatz.bsky.social + @aliciaparlap.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
The math of the G.O.P.’s goals makes the move almost unavoidable.
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The US House budget resolution that the GOP approved last night paves the way for deep cuts to Medicaid, which provides services to 40% of DC residents. CAP estimates that DC cuts could be $2.05B--and this doesn't account for potentially deeper cuts to DC's FMAP specifically.
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Gbenga Ajilore @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Happy to share my first piece for @centeronbudget.bsky.social. This is on the magic math the House Budget Committee is using to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy (while cutting $2T of popular programs like Medicaid and SNAP). www.cbpp.org/blog/house-b...
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House Budget Economic Claims Don’t Add Up | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The budget plan that the House is scheduled to consider this week would add to the deficit as it calls on committees to cut $2 trillion primarily from programs that help people secure health...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Keep this in mind as House Republicans vote for a budget framework that would gut Medicaid (relied on by 72 million) and food stamp programs (relied on by 42 million people).
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mychalcohen.bsky.social @mychalcohen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The Mayor just announced huge housing legislation. Unfortunately, it does nothing to address rising rents and constrained supply. It would make it easier to evict people and strips many tenants of their TOPA rights.
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Using Rising Rent Debts as Cover, Bowser Works to Rob Many Tenants of the Right to Buy Their Buildings
Mayor Muriel Bowser is backing a series of changes to the city’s landmark law allowing tenants to try and buy their buildings.
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
DC's Annual Audit is online. For the first time in several years, DC didn't end the fiscal year w/an excess surplus. By law, those excess dollars would have been split evenly between the HPTF & capital projects, giving affordable housing investments a jumpstart in the budget.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Unelected agents of a oligarch have seized core services of the state without legal sanction or authorization; yes, that's a coup
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Let’s get BATty 🤓 Check out @ericawilli.bsky.social @nickjohnson4.bsky.social and my report on why DC should adopt a Business Activity Tax (BAT)…details below!
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a bat with a heart in its mouth and spiders around it
ALT: a bat with a heart in its mouth and spiders around it
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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 28/01/2025
I fell asleep while reading this.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis
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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
With the scoop from @marisakabas.bsky.social on the radical OMB memo pausing federal spending, read this essential FAQ from Richard Kogan of @centeronbudget.bsky.social on why this impoundment of federal $ is unconstitutional and violates the Impoundment Control Act. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
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FAQs on Impoundment: Presidential Actions Are Constrained by Long-Standing Constitutional Restrictions | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The notion that the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is what restricts presidential authority to impound funds enacted by law is contrary to legal precedent — and to the Constitution.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.
(b) The Federal contracting process shall be streamlined to enhance
speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws. Accordingly:
(1) Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025.
(ii) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs within the Department of Labor shall immediately cease:
(A) Promoting "diversity";
(B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking "affirmative action"; and
(C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.(iii) In accordance with Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002
(Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community
Organizations), the employment, procurement, and contracting practices of Federal contractors and subcontractors shall not consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil rights laws.
(iv) The head of each agency shall include in every contract or grant
award:
(A) A term requiring the contractual counterparty or grant recipient to agree that its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal
anti-discrimination laws is material to the government's payment
decisions for purposes of section 3729(b) (4) of title 31, United States
Code; and
(B) A term requiring such counterparty or recipient to certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable
Federal anti-discrimination laws.
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tazramitchell.bsky.social @tazramitchell.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Congrats to @dczielinski.bsky.social for his first @dcfpi.bsky.social blog: 30,000 District Residents Struggle to Put Food on the Table Due to A Lack of Resources, and Many Lack Equitable Access to Grocery Options Check it out and give him a follow! www.dcfpi.org/all/30000-di...
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30,000 District Residents Struggle to Put Food on the Table Due to A Lack of Resources, and Many Lack Equitable Access to Grocery Options
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