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Remarks on the Public Works & Operations Committee Budget Recommendations

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.

Remarks on Common Sense TOPA Reform Amendment Act

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.

On the recommendation to expel Councilmember Trayon White

Today, December 16, the Ad Hoc Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the D.C. Council expel Councilmember Trayon White for violations of the D.C. Code and D.C. Council Rules. Councilmember Nadeau made the following remarks.

Supporting the Educators who Support our Kids

We have been legislating wider access to early childhood education for years now, and we are going to have to continue doing it until it is fully implemented.

Hearing on Violence Interruption Office: They Need a Vision and a Plan

The Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety heard hours of testimony Monday on how the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement is managing the violence interruption programs under its responsibility, in light of the recent bribery allegations that implicated Life Deeds, one of the contractors. Councilmember Nadeau attended the hearing to ask questions and to emphasize that problems with one contractor should not be seen as an indictment of all violence interruption programs and contractors.

Remarks on Changes to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

I’ve long fought for affordable housing in Ward 1 and the District, which makes the ERAP situation extremely painful.

Nadeau Opening Statement at Sexual Harassment Hearing 

After the Mayor’s legal counsel publicly released the findings of the first investigation in July, I introduced, and the Council unanimously passed, legislation to ensure public trust and to reassure District employees that sexual harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace by requiring an independent review of the investigation.

Remarks on the Final Vote of the FY 2025 Budget

Yes, this was a difficult year. And we were handed a difficult budget. I’m proud of the work this Council has done to make an unpalatable budget better.

Remarks on the First Reading of the FY 2025 Budget

"We have an obligation as a government to do more than simply reconcile our accounts and produce a balanced budget. We are obligated to take care of our neighbors, to keep our city safe, to enhance our quality of life. To serve people and meet their needs."

Public Works & Operations Committee Budget Remarks

These investments reflect the Committee’s commitment to preserving and strengthening those critical services, from trash collection and composting services to streamlining business licensing and ensuring sufficient staffing to handle administrative claims and human rights protections.
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