I suspect you are just as frustrated at having to receive another one of these updates as I am to have to send it. I want to start by commending the people of Ward 1 for your immense patience and compassion following the major storm. With temperatures on the rise I am optimistic that this will soon be behind us.
In the past two budgets, the Council was presented with significant cuts, including the loss of eligibility for services, elimination of cost-of-living increases, and pay cuts for educators, and other critical services and supports.
We are now almost two weeks out from one of the most challenging snow events I have seen as a Councilmember, with its unique mix of snow, sleet, and below freezing temperatures. Residents have been understandably frustrated by District government’s response to the storm.
It’s been a difficult week & I’m glad to see that DPW is resuming trash pickup & making progress on removing snow on more streets, including many side streets in Ward 1.
Thank you for being so patient as the District continues to dig out from this challenging storm. I’ve been working with Council colleagues to elevate issues we are hearing out in the community.
A bill heard by the D.C. Council’s Health Committee today would expand a highly-successful substance use disorder outreach pilot program in the District.
Councilmember Nadeau made the following remarks today at a Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety hearing on federal law enforcement activities in the District and MPD collaboration.
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, issued the following statement following the extremely disorganized ERAP application process today in which residents waited for hours in line outside and phone hotlines failed.
The House action yesterday is an affront to democracy, undermines the voice and vote of 700,000 U.S. citizens and legal residents, and threatens public safety in the District with counterproductive measures.
Councilmember Nadeau issued the following statement in response to the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development’s mismanagement - forfeiting $35 million in affordable housing funds while bailing out a developer.
There’s no silver bullet to our housing crisis but updating our building code allows for more, larger, and more livable family-size units at lower cost in the same amount of space.
Below are the opening remarks made by Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, at today’s roundtable on incidents since January that involve D.C. government coordination with federal entities or joint enforcement activity that may violate D.C. human rights laws.
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau delivered the following remarks during a Committee on Business and Economic Development hearing on the Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025 (the "bottle bill").
Councilmember Nadeau made the following remarks at the Committee on Public Works & Operations mark-up for the FY2026 budget on June 24, 2025. Read the full Committee Report.
I know that we can find a way to balance the needs of housing investors and tenants with updates to the law that meet the current moment without gutting a bedrock component of tenant rights in the District.
I suspect you are just as frustrated at having to receive another one of these updates as I am to have to send it. I want to start by commending the people of Ward 1 for your immense patience and compassion following the major storm. With temperatures on the rise I am optimistic that this will soon be behind us.
We are now almost two weeks out from one of the most challenging snow events I have seen as a Councilmember, with its unique mix of snow, sleet, and below freezing temperatures. Residents have been understandably frustrated by District government’s response to the storm.
It’s been a difficult week & I’m glad to see that DPW is resuming trash pickup & making progress on removing snow on more streets, including many side streets in Ward 1.
Thank you for being so patient as the District continues to dig out from this challenging storm. I’ve been working with Council colleagues to elevate issues we are hearing out in the community.
Trash Talk: A lot more folks than usual have been experiencing delays in trash and recycling collection in the past couple months – enough that I asked DPW to come talk about why that is and their plans for improving service. There’s some encouraging news in their answers.
Councilmember Brianne K Nadeau spoke with WTOP this week about the Mayor's executive order. All District leaders should stand strong against the brazen spread of authoritarian rule.
I joined Free DC and my Council colleagues to demand an end to the federal occupation of the District and to deliver a message to Republicans in Congress: you take care of your business, and we'll take care of ours.
Thank you Mt Pleasant neighbors for giving me the chance to speak and a huge thanks to everyone who has been showing up night after night to stand up for our District.
In a hearing this week DCPS made clear that it's leaving schools on their own to fund things like educator wellness grants, permanent substitutes, immigrant visa/green card program (for bilingual education) & other programs critical to teacher retention. The inequity is obvious: schools with well-resourced parents will find a way; other schools won't.
