Erica Williams

Executive Director @dcfpi. Formerly w/CBPP. Focused on racial, gender, economic justice. Tweets/opinions/thoughts are my own.

[Erica Williams @EricaWilli]

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[Erica Williams @EricaWilli]

Interrupting your regularly scheduled twitter programming to invite you to join an exciting new campaign led by 16 local and national orgs (including @DCFPI) to build solidarity with neighbors across the country for #DCStatehood

[Together For DC @TogetherForDC]

When you show up for DC, you are showing up for the democracy you want to live in too.

[Erica Williams @EricaWilli]

So we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and build ties with allies across the country in common effort. We hope you’ll join us!

[Tazra Mitchell @TazraMitchell]

At least since 2019, DC budget advocates have begged for revenue hearings to be incorporated into the budget process. When you criticize tax proposals at this juncture of the debate, keep that in mind. And, newsflash, the mayor also tucked several tax changes into her BSA.

[Tazra Mitchell @TazraMitchell]

She proposed several tax and fee changes in her budget, folks. Including on income taxes...

[Tazra Mitchell @TazraMitchell]

Let's not forget this part in the COW markup where @ChmnMendelson rightly points out the flaws and continued overreach of the CFO's approach:

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

This. Rather than sink public resources into business incentives that research shows *does not benefit cities,* DC should be investing in workforce development, infrastructure, and support for existing businesses. https://t.co/nq3jYH57bb

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

“Given the tight budget circumstances we’re facing… we should be using every resource we have.” Kate Coventry, the director of legislative strategy at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, said.

https://t.co/RYerECb6fK

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

In DC, growing older while Black means having less. As the District faces both a recession and constrained revenue, it is important that the elected officials focus resources on those who most need support.

Read more: https://t.co/1yxBsOUeW0

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

How do we thrive? By supporting critical safety net programs and ensuring that DC residents have what they need.

Follow along for a look at the COW process, and a deeper dive into the programs we are supporting today!

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

On May 20, we are joining @Under3DC for an advocacy day and rally to protect programs that help families access child care, paid leave, and health care. Join us! https://t.co/QkfvZ8Kn5E

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

We don't need to be giving corporations top-down tax breaks. We need to be supporting our most vulnerable residents. Today @ShiraDC2 is testifying in front of the council to explain why!

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

Disinvesting in the Pay Equity Fund, which raises wages for child care workers, will only exacerbate challenges for families and shrink the economy. https://t.co/YwLZsvdkgG

[Anne Gunderson @AnneTheAnalyst]

This research shows that the Pay Equity Fund continues to benefit families by ensuring quality care, it benefits facilities by attracting educators to the field, and it benefits DC with a major return on investment.

What other program can claim such effectiveness?

[Anne Gunderson @AnneTheAnalyst]

Woke up early, so I'm going to do a quick thread addressing some of the Pay Equity Fund rumblings I've seen on here over the weekend.

[Erica Williams @EricaWilli]

There are undoubtedly many more damaging cuts in this budget that we’ll uncover in the days ahead, but from the first look, we are beyond disappointed at the unnecessary choices made.

[Erica Williams @EricaWilli]

Today’s budget proposal defies logic. Tearing down the pay equity fund, slashing our sustainably funded paid leave program, suppressing public employee pay, among other damaging cuts, all work against economic growth.

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

Today, the mayor presented her proposed #FY27 budget.

DCFPI Executive Director, @EricaWilli, shared: "As-is, the mayor’s proposed budget will harm vulnerable residents and exacerbate racial inequities while squandering DC’s limited resources on corporate giveaways."

[Erica Williams @EricaWilli]

Yet the strategy laid out by the mayor slashes all of this and invests instead in more property tax abatements and other things that about to corporate subsidies unlikely to strengthen the economy or improve residents’ lives.