D.C. Wire Archive: Ben Pershing
House panel approves D.C. school voucher bill
A House committee approved a bill Thursday to extend the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, advancing a key priority of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that has long divided District leaders.
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Ben Pershing
| March 10, 2011; 4:32 PM ET |
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Ben Pershing, Congressional Oversight, D.C. Council, Education, Kwame Brown, Mayor Fenty
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Norton accuses GOP of trying to 'humiliate' and 'disrespect' Gray
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) ripped into her Republican colleagues Tuesday morning at a hearing on the District's school voucher program, accusing them of trying to "humiliate" Mayor Vincent C. Gray and "disrespect his office."
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Ben Pershing
| March 1, 2011; 11:50 AM ET |
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DC Vote activists protest outside Boehner's house
Seeking to make a point about what they see as congressional Republican meddling in District affairs, local activists staged a protest Thursday outside Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) house. Yes, that's "house" with a lowercase "h."
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Ben Pershing
| February 17, 2011; 2:06 PM ET |
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House Republicans propose deep cuts to District, Metro budgets
House Republicans unveiled a spending resolution Friday night that would cut federal payments to the District by nearly $80 million and slash Metro funding by $150 million over the next eight months, as the GOP seeks to fulfill its campaign pledge to rein in government outlays.
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Ben Pershing
| February 11, 2011; 9:19 PM ET |
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Ben Pershing, Budget, City Finances, Congressional Oversight
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DC Vote activists ejected from House abortion bill hearing after protest
Eleven District activists were ejected from a House subcommittee hearing on a controversial abortion bill Tuesday after they staged a silent protest at the start of the session.
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Ben Pershing
| February 8, 2011; 5:32 PM ET |
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GOP spending outline foreshadows District budget cuts
House Republicans unveiled a plan Thursday to reduce government spending by $32 billion over the next several months, and delivered fresh evidence that they intend to cut the District's budget in the process.
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Ben Pershing
| February 4, 2011; 9:38 AM ET |
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