D.C.Bowser市长试图将该市的预算提高6%,以抵消联邦资金的削减。 D.C. Mayor Bowser seeks to boost the city's budget by up to 6% to counter federal funding cuts.

华盛顿市市长Muriel Bowser计划将该市2025年财政预算增加6%,增加近7亿美元,抵消联邦预算削减11亿美元。 Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser plans to increase the city's fiscal 2025 budget by up to 6%, adding nearly $700 million to offset $1.1 billion in federal budget cuts. Bowser援引了2009年允许这种增加的法律,并警告说,如果国会不采取行动,有可能解雇和削减服务。 Bowser cites a 2009 law allowing such an increase and warns of potential layoffs and cuts to services if Congress does not act. 众议院必须通过《华盛顿特区地方基金法》,以防止基本服务进一步减少。 The House must pass the D.C. Local Funds Act to prevent further reductions in essential services.