Enjoyed a sneak peek of Brookland’s newest restaurant, The Harp. Delicious Irish comfort food. Excited that they want it to be a true neighborhood establishment. Opening Friday!

I've introduced four new pieces of legislation this week addressing a range of issues including traffic safety, support for small businesses, food procurement in the District, and care for animals. Here's a little bit about each bill 👇🏾 🧵

Be sure to check out this week’s podcast where I discuss the Council’s TOPA changes, SNAP benefits being interrupted, and the Montana Triangle zoning case: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

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20% of DC residents rely on SNAP to eat. We must fully fund these benefits — no excuses — even if the federal government refuses to do so. But we also have to face the deeper truth: one in five people can’t afford food in the nation's capital. That’s a solvable problem.

Thank you, DC KinCare Alliance! Glad to count you as a partner in this work.

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Add to your weekend reading 👇🏾

It’s wild how casually we say “42 million people are on SNAP” like that’s just a normal statistic. That’s 12% of the entire country—in the richest nation on earth—relying on government help just to eat. That shouldn’t be a data point we shrug off. That’s a national emergency.

Since taking office, I've been dogged about alleviating poverty in the District for families and children. That's why I've championed the Child Tax Credit, shown to be the single most effective anti-poverty measure in the U.S. in the past 60+ years. Tomorrow, I'm moving an

Join me in celebrating a huge victory for working-class families across the District: we secured the first-ever District Child Tax Credit and an acceleration of the Earned Income Tax Credit expansion. 🎉

Today has given me hope. Trying to hold on to this as long as possible. 👏🏾

Our city is the first in the country to pass a local child tax credit. I’m proud to have led the charge in supporting families and investing in every child’s future. The CTC is a transformative policy, and our tax credit should reduce child poverty by 25% to start. Huge!

New: The DC Council seems to have averted budget catastrophe AND funded its long-sought-after child tax credit at the same time. The city is poised to offer up to $1k per child for low- and middle-income families, a move Zachary Parker has pushed as a way to combat poverty: