November 9, 2023 – Joint COW/Committee on Housing Hearing on River East Grandview (Talbert Street) Condominiums
Markup – Additional Meeting of the Committee on Housing
Councilmember Robert White statement on Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Reprogramming Disapproval Resolution
Residents need emergency rental assistance in a big way right now. Last fiscal year the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) blew through all of its funding–$43 million–in just five months. This fiscal year, when the ERAP portal opened in October, the website initially crashed because so many residents were trying to submit applications, and then […]
Councilmembers Allen and White Introduce Legislation to Ensure Safe School Environments for Students with Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Today, At-Large Councilmember Robert White and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen are introducing legislation to ensure that DC students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders are guaranteed safe and supportive learning environments and have access to necessary care and medication in school settings. The Seizure-Safe Schools Amendment Act of 2023 would: “When Oliver reached out […]
November 2, 2023 – Committee on Housing Public Roundtable
October 26, 2023 – Committee on Housing Public Hearing
Public Oversight Roundtable on the DC Housing Authority
October 12, 2023 – Committee on Housing Public Hearing
Councilmember Robert White Statement on the Israel-Gaza Conflict
My heart aches for the people in DC and around the world watching in horror as the violence continues in Israel and Gaza. I denounce Hamas’s violent, evil, attack and the escalation of the already dire humanitarian crisis in Palestine. So many of our residents who have family, friends, and other connections to this region […]
Councilmember Robert White Announces Crime Response Bill
WASHINGTON, DC (October 5, 2023) – In response to the crisis of violence District residents are experiencing, today Councilmember Robert White introduced the Whole Government Response to Crime Act of 2023. This crime response bill is the first in a series of public safety bills Councilmember White plans to put forward in the coming months. […]
CM Robert White Statement on Announcement of new Permanent Executive Director at DC Housing Authority
Today the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) Stabilization and Reform (STAR) Board voted to appoint Keith Pettigrew as DCHA’s Executive Director. I am encouraged that Mr. Pettigrew has an extensive professional background in public housing authority administration, coming most recently from the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and also brings with him the lived experience of […]