My views on how to make the city safer are well known, and I believe that they were confirmed by voters last year in bringing me back for a third term.
that full lack of autonomy can only be addressed by statehood.
We were given, I believe, some of what we requested.
it is unconscionable.
People have started to say to me, Mayor, why are we paying taxes? Why do not we withhold our taxes and see what happens?
D.C.'s lack of statehood has real financial consequences as well.
Our Congresswoman should be able to vote for us.
It is not fair, and it is something that should change.
congressional interference in D.C.'s local affairs and the denial of statehood have very real consequences for D.C. resi...
Absolutely 100 percent. Members of the Council have been supportive of our efforts, the Congresswoman's efforts...
the right of an elected legislature to make the laws that it chooses.