John —

Yesterday the House of Representatives passed a federal spending bill that would disastrously interfere in DC's local government.

The new bill is missing key language granting DC the authority to administer its own local budget. If the bill passes as written, DC would be forced to immediately cut more than $1 billion in local spending — meaning Metro workers, teachers, emergency first responders, and District agency staff would all face potential furloughs or layoffs.

It would also tie DC local government to a potential federal shutdown, and open the door to more federal interference in the future.

The Senate will consider this bill in the next two days and we need to stop it. Call Senators today and tell them to VOTE NO on this disastrous bill.

This bill is a power grab, plain and simple. It would not save the federal government any money — but would make every District agency and all the workers they employ vulnerable to the same type of chaos we're witnessing at the federal agency level. We can't afford to let that happen.

Calls Senators this afternoon and tell them to VOTE NO on cloture and NO on this spending bill. If you support DC's schools, Metro system, fire and emergency services, municipal workers or more, you need to take action today to stop this spending bill.

Join us at the Senate tomorrow at 10 AM

Tomorrow we'll join Washington Teachers' Union and ATU Local 689 to visit Senate offices and tell them in person that we oppose this bill. Sign up to join us tomorrow starting at 10 AM at the Hart Senate Office Building.