WASHINGTON — Mayor Muriel Bowser briefed members of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee about the improvements the District has made regarding crime and the city’s use of federal funding.
“The state of the nation’s capital is strong, and today it is my hope that we will talk about our shared priorities to make our nation’s capital even stronger,” Bowser said during her opening remarks.
Tuesday’s visit to Capitol Hill marks nearly 15 years since a D.C. mayor has testified before that subcommittee. It also comes at a time that D.C.’s self-governance is being threatened by the incoming Trump administration…