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Phil in the News

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Some news stories from the past week involving Chairman Mendelson:

 

Congress Takes Up Bill to Make DC the 51st State – Chairman Mendelson testified on behalf of the DC Council in support of DC Statehood.  The Chairman’s testimony can be found here. [The Washington Post]

Proposed Legislation Would Allow Some to Carry Guns in DC – The bill would require residents to prove they have a “legitimate need” to carry a gun a public….Council Chairman Phil Mendelson says the city still has some work to do in defining what kind of personal threats would qualify for a permit.  [Washington City Paper]

DC Considers Bill to Encourage Urban Farming on Vacant Lots – The bill has gained substantial support in the council with Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) and mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) joining as co-sponsors. [The Washington Post]

 

 

Legislative Media Briefing (September 22)

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COUNCIL CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON TO HOLD LEGISLATIVE MEDIA BRIEFING ON SEPTEMBER 22

WHO/WHAT:
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will hold a Legislative Media Briefing to discuss the Council’s upcoming Legislative Meeting.

WHEN:
Monday, September 22, 2014
10:00 a.m.

WHERE:
John A. Wilson Building, Room 412
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004

BACKGROUND:
Chairman Mendelson will hold a media briefing to preview major actions to be taken at the Council’s upcoming Legislative Meeting, which will held on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

For additional information, please call: (202) 724-8032.

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Phil in the News

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Here is our new weekly update recapping the past week’s stories involving Chairman Mendelson.

Are D.C. railways secure? The Council asked and EMS answered.– Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), who hosted the hearing and led the questioning on rail security, asked if the city’s emergency agencies know how often CSX conducts security drills. [The Washington Post]

DC Statehood Hearing Will Feature Mix of Officials And Experts – A witness list released by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee includes two panels, one consisting of nonvoting Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Democrats all. [The Washington Post]

DC Anti-Truancy Program is Getting More Kids to School – Phil Mendelson (D), chairman of the D.C. Council, said that the city is shifting its approach to addressing truancy. “In the past, we’ve treated it as something wrong, to be punished,” he said, noting that it instead should be something that “tells us that something is going on.” [The Washington Post]

An Interview with Phil Mendelson, Chairman, DC City Council – “I see my role as the chair of the legislative branch, the co-equal branch of government.”  [The Georgetown Dish]

 

 

 

 

Chairman’s Update (Aug. 12, 2014)

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The latest edition of Phil’s newsletter–the Chairman’s Update–is now available.  In this edition Phil:

  • Explains some of the major tax reform the Council included in the fiscal year 2015 budget;
  • Discusses recent attacks on local autonomy; and
  • Shares a constituent services story.

In addition, the Chairman’s Update lists upcoming hears of the Committee of the Whole.

 

 

News Release: Mendelson Statement on Recent Gun Control Ruling

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DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has released the following statement regarding Judge Frederick Scullin’s ruling that the local ban against public carrying of handguns is unconstitutional:

“Because of the District’s unique national security concerns, the right to carry a firearm in public must be restricted more heavily than any place else in the nation.  Four U.S. presidents have been assassinated by gunfire, and at least five others have been shot at, including Ronald Regan who was seriously wounded in 1981.  Neither the Secret Service nor the Capitol Police will disclose all incidents where they have recovered firearms, but we do know that just two years ago someone hit the White House with gunfire, and there are frequent threats on the foreign diplomatic corps.”

 

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