Press Releases

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Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Legislation to Support and Strengthen the 911 Call Center

December 1, 2023
Washington, DC — On Thursday, Councilmember Christina Henderson introduced the Retired Firefighter and Police Officer Redeployment Amendment Act of 2023.
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Joint Oversight Roundtable on Health and Human Services Benefits Enrollment Challenges and the DC Access System

November 29, 2023
Washington, DC - On Monday, December 4, 2023, Councilmember Christina Henderson is holding a joint oversight roundtable with the Committee on Health and the Committee on Housing to discuss why thousands of District residents’ public benefits applications are not being processed in a timely manner.
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Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Two Bills to Support and Strengthen the District’s Health Workforce

November 8, 2023
Washington, DC — On Monday, Councilmember Christina Henderson introduced two bills to address workforce challenges in the long-term care, skilled nursing facility, and home health fields, and to establish the profession of behavior analysts as a licensed healthcare profession.
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Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Transportation-related Bills to Increase Food Access, Affordable Housing, and Quality of Life for District Residents

October 27, 2023
Washington, DC — This week, Councilmember Christina Henderson introduced three bills related to transportation that would increase food access, transit-oriented development, and quality of life for District residents.
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Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Bills to Increase Financial Assistance for Students, Educators, and Foster Youth

October 3, 2023
Last week, Councilmember Christina Henderson introduced three bills that would increase financial assistance for students, educators, and foster youth.
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CFO Indicates Funding Available to Give SNAP a Raise    

October 2, 2023
On Friday, the Chief Financial Officer released the September revenue estimate which indicates that nearly $40 million in excess revenue is available to temporarily fund the Give SNAP a Raise Amendment Act of 2022, which I authored and passed  late last year.
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