In third grade, I received a piece of advice from former First Lady Barbara Bush...

"This report is both good news and bad. Of course, everyone will focus on the fact we ended last year with a surplus, the General Fund Balance increased by $287 million, and there were no deficiencies or materials weaknesses in the District's reporting. But there is no extra money to spend."

“After a year of oversight hearings, it has become abundantly clear that DCRA is an agency in need of major change,” the Chairman said. “DCRA needs to do a better job – for both residents and businesses. I believe breaking up and reorganizing the agency is the best way.”

With the “Sense of the Council Against Sexual Assault Resolution of 2017,” Councilmember Bonds has called for society at large to “lead by example, and instill in the next generation a stronger sense of the difference between right and wrong, as well as the desire to treat one another with respect and dignity.”