D.C. Council Passes Nadeau Bill Banning Infant Formula Price Gouging
Today, in an effort to ensure babies have access to affordable, lifesaving nutrition, the D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation introduced by Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau to prohibit price gouging on infant formula.
D.C. Council Names First Ombudsperson for Children
After three years of the Council fighting to create and fund a critical new child welfare oversight agency, Shalonda Cawthon has been named the first Ombudsperson for Children.
In Wake of Violence, Ward 1 Councilmember Assembles U Street Nightlife Task Force
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau has announced the creation of the U Street Task Force to address violence and vitality on the vibrant, historic corridor.
Nadeau Introduces Infant Formula Consumer Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2022
Nadeau Legislation would Prevent Price Gouging of Infant Formula, Provide Powers to AG
Addressing ATVs
My plan for conscientiously addressing ATVs and dirtbikes here in Ward 1.
Councilmember Nadeau and Colleagues Call on DC Health to Release Critical COVID Data
Yesterday, D.C. Health acknowledged that it did not submit COVID-19 case counts, testing data, and deaths to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) between April 27, 2022, and May 8, 2022. The agency did not offer an explanation for its failure to do so.
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Introduces Measure to Establish Human Rights Sanctuary in District
Washington, DC — In anticipation of a Supreme Court ruling that would criminalize rights long held by women and our LGBTQ community, today, Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, along Chairman Phil Mendelson, Councilmembers Anita Bonds, Charles Allen, Vincent Gray, Christina Henderson, Janeese Lewis George, Elissa Silverman, Robert White, and Kenyan McDuffie, introduced the Human Rights Sanctuary […]
Councilmember Nadeau Statement on the Draft Supreme Court Opinion That Would Overturn Roe v. Wade
Last night, Politico circulated a draft opinion suggesting that the Supreme Court may eliminate the constitutional right to abortion later this year. As other members have stated, this opinion is a draft. It does not yet affect any person’s right to an abortion, and all forms of reproductive healthcare remain accessible in the District of […]
Councilmember Nadeau Responds to Bowser Elimination of the Ombudsperson for Children
Yesterday, Mayor Bowser disregarded the law when she unilaterally eliminated a District agency by completely defunding the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children in her Fiscal Year 2023 budget and for the rest of Fiscal Year 2022. This reckless decision to relitigate a battle the Mayor lost when the Council unanimously passed the law creating the Ombudsperson puts children at risk and takes all the guardrails off a child welfare system emerging from three decades of necessary federal court oversight. I will work with my colleagues to defeat this vindictive abdication of the Executive’s responsibility to protect the District’s children and restore 100 percent of the Ombudsperson’s funding.
Councilmember Nadeau Statement on Death at 18th & U Street NW
“I’m still reeling from the senseless death on 18th Street last night (March 8, 2022), of which there have been too many recently. There have been several different reports about what happened, so I’d like to convey what MPD has reported so that we all have the facts.
