The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large

Councilmember Robert White Calls For More Oversight and Diversity Within WMATA

Press ReleasesBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large November 13, 2019

Councilmember Robert White today said that oversight, transparency, and diversity on the WMATA board are needed in order to improve the relationship between Metro Transit Police and communities of color. White, Chair of the Committee on Facilities and Procurement, which has oversight over WMATA, and Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, held a joint hearing on Tuesday, November 12 th on how the Metro Transit Police Department’s (MTPD) policing practices impact communities of color. Councilmember White called for this oversight hearing following a June 22 nd incident where MTPD officers allegedly handcuffed and pinned down a 13-year-old DC student and tased a graduate student who attempted to intervene.

November 2019 Newsletter

NewslettersBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large November 8, 2019

Many senior citizens fear the rising housing costs will make it almost impossible for them to stay in the District. Those on fixed incomes often do not have enough money to cover increasing costs of rent, medication, utilities, and groceries, so I introduced The Golden Girls Bill .

Councilmember Robert White Advances Bill to Protect the Headquarters of a Key Local Organization

Press ReleasesBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large November 6, 2019

Legislation is Moving to Improve Your Lives

NewsBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large October 22, 2019

The month ahead will be busy and promising as Council committees prepare for hearings on two of my bills.

October 2019 Newsletter

NewslettersBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large October 8, 2019

Just four months ago, we stood on the steps of the Wilson Building to announce the introduction of Restore the Vote Amendment , supported by all members of the DC Council, the Mayor, and the Attorney General. The bill will re-establish the right to vote for District residents who are incarcerated with felonies.

September Newsletter

NewslettersBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large September 25, 2019

Last week, my Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) colleagues and I passed a resolution committing to add 320,000 new housing units to the region by 2030, and making the majority of them affordable to low and moderate-income residents. We will work across jurisdictions and with nonprofits and the private sector to make this happen‬. The Urban Institute recently released a study indicating that, if we do not act urgently on housing, nearly 220,000 more families could be priced out of our region. The cost of inaction is too high, so I am proud of this incredible milestone.

At-Large Councilmember Robert White’s Statement on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Oversight

Press ReleasesBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large July 11, 2019

In this week’s legislative session, the DC Council voted to reorganize the Committee on Finance and Revenue and to place the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) under the Committee on Facilities and Procurement, which I chair. With this reorganization, my committee will have an opportunity to continue performing strong oversight and maintaining our focus on safety, accountability, transparency, efficiency, and equity for District residents.

Summer Update for District Residents

NewslettersBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large July 2, 2019

I started the month of July by writing a second letter to the Board of Directors for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) requesting for a public hearing to discuss the policing of African-American children. I wrote the letter after viewing a video of Metro Transit Police officers acting inappropriately and violently toward a group of African-American children and another African-American. As Chair of the Committee on Facilities and Procurement, WMATA is now under my purview, and I am planning to hold hearings on this and other WMATA issues when the Council returns from recess. To read my letters in their entirety click here and here .

Councilmember Robert White’s Letter Regarding Metro Transit Police Tactics For Policing Minors

Press ReleasesBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large June 24, 2019

This is an urgent matter to both improve public safety and protect the rights of our children

Councilmember Robert White’s Statement on Violence Against the LGBTQ Community

Press ReleasesBy The Office of Robert White, Councilmember At-Large June 21, 2019

The recent spate of attacks against LGBTQ members of our community is part of a pattern of violence in our city and around the country, and it has to stop. We cannot and will not tolerate hate crimes such as these in the District of Columbia. No one should endure the terror of being targeted and attacked for being who they are. I want my LGBTQ neighbors to know that I see you, I hear you, I support you, and I am deeply troubled and disturbed by these attacks.

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