1/ We announced the launch of the Gun Violence Prevention Emergency Operations Center (EOC), as part of a new comprehensive gun violence prevention program, Building Blocks DC.
2/ Building Blocks DC includes a first-of-its-kind Gun Violence Prevention Emergency Operations Center that will support a public health approach to gun violence prevention.
3/ Building Blocks DC will engage people most at risk of becoming a victim or perpetrator of gun violence.
4/ Building Blocks DC will focus on the 151 city blocks that comprise 41% of violent offenses with shots fired.
5/ To start, we’ve made a $15 million down payment on Building Blocks DC, with more to come in the FY 2022 Budget.
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1/ This week, the Biden Administration committed to increasing the District’s vaccine allocation. It's a promising indicator of the new Administration’s commitment to increasing the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine, and we will continue to advocate for more doses for DC.
2/ Here are the populations that are able to make appointments through vaccinate.dc.gov or by calling the Coronavirus Call Center (when appointments are available).
1/ Please do not come to Washington, DC for the 59th Presidential Inauguration on January 20th. Instead, participate virtually.
2/ Beginning today, DC residents aged 65 and older can make an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine through the vaccinate.dc.gov portal or by calling 855-363-0333.
1/ Beginning today, Monday, July 27, anyone coming into Washington, DC from a high-risk state (within the prior 14 days) who was traveling for non-essential activities will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days from their arrival in the District.
2/ States considered high-risk:
Arkansas
Arizona
Alabama
California
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
3/ Individuals traveling from high-risk states after essential travel or arriving in the District for essential travel are required to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days and, if they experience symptoms of they are to self-quarantine and seek medical advice or testing.
1/ In this moment, it is difficult and heartbreaking to comprehend a world without John Lewis.
2/ We knew John Lewis as the conscience of Congress, but often, he felt more like the conscience of our nation, the conscience of a generations-long movement to deliver on the promise of equal justice and equal opportunity.
3/ Now, our appreciation for his life will be demonstrated in the work we do to build on his legacy. So we remember what the Congressman taught us: that we have a moral obligation, a mission, and a mandate to do our part. For decades, the Congressman did his part and more.
1/ Today, with this historic vote, DC is closer than we have ever been to becoming the 51st state.
More than 160 years ago, Washingtonian Frederick Douglass told us: Power concedes nothing without a demand.
2/ As Washingtonians and as taxpaying American citizens, we are demanding what is owed to us – the rights guaranteed to us by the U.S. Constitution.
3/ It is past time to fix this injustice. It is true that DC is more brown and more liberal than many other states. But the issue of taxation without representation was settled more than 200 years ago through the Declaration of Independence,
1/ Today, I'm announcing Phase Two will begin on Monday, June 22, 2020, allowing certain businesses to reopen and activities to resume under specified conditions outlined at coronavirus.dc.gov/phasetwo.
2/ The District has experienced 15 days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase One. That data is represented in the chart below.
3/ The District’s reported data for Thursday, June 18, 2020 includes 49 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 9,952.