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Councilmember Frumin Introduces Bill to Rename Connecticut Ave Bridge In Honor of Disability Rights Advocate Judy Heumann

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2025 Contact: Kevin Caudill - (202) 741-2134; kcaudill@dccouncil.gov Councilmember Frumin Introduces Bill to Rename Connecticut Ave Bridge In Honor of Disability Rights Advocate Judy Heumann Heumann, who passed in 2023, was a resident of the nearby Kennedy-Warren apartments and used the bridge almost daily.  WASHINGTON, DC - DC Councilmember Matthew Frumin (Ward 3) introduced legislation today that would designate the Connecticut Avenue Bridge over the Klingle Valley as the Judith E. Heumann Memorial Bridge. Councilmembers Anita Bonds (At-Large), Robert C. White, Jr. (At-Large), Brianne K. Nadeau (Ward 1), and Charles Allen (Ward 6) co-introduced the resolution. Judy Heumann was a pioneer of the disability rights movement, who passed away on March 4, 2023. A polio survivor from the age of two, Heumann lost the ability to walk and subsequently used a chair for mobility. Among her many achievements, Heumann led the historic 1977 504 Sit-in in San Francisco; helped develop the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with…

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Councilmember Matt Frumin Announces FY 2025 Budget Priorities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Taylor Cogan: 202-258-9532, tcogan@dccouncil.gov WASHINGTON, DC – Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin has announced his budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2025, which he included in a letter to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser today. The important, reasonable, and effective investments work toward the councilmember’s Ward 3 for All policy agenda. “Planning for the next fiscal year will be a difficult exercise as we must grapple with the expiration of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, a public transit system that requires unprecedented investment, inflationary pressures, and modest revenue growth at a time when our city faces serious social and economic challenges,” Frumin said. “But as we move through the budget process, we must also be mindful to preserve our social safety net and invest in our future. The costs flowing from a failure to do so will far outweigh any presumed savings.” The councilmember’s budget priorities focus on seven areas: Fully funding our schools and invest in the District’s youth Promoting affordable, abundant housing Expanding economic opportunity…

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