Testimony from Councilmember Charles Allen Before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee
The following is oral testimony to be delivered by Councilmember Charles Allen before the Committee on House Oversight and Accountability, which is limited to five minutes. Councilmember Allen's longer, more detailed written testimony is available here.
Councilmember Allen Introduces Legislation Requiring Insurers Cover Annual Prostate Screenings as DC Leads Nation in Disease’s Fatalities
Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) is introducing legislation requiring all insurers in the District to cover one screening for prostate cancer per year free of charge. The District has the highest per capita rate of prostate cancer deaths of any US state and the seventh highest per capita number of new cases.
Statement from Councilmember Allen on Federal Interference in the District of Columbia
The following statement is from Councilmember Charles Allen:
Chairman Mendelson and Councilmember Allen statement on February revenue estimates and fare-free bus funding
Today, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) released the following statement regarding the February 2023 Revenue estimates and their effect on the Fare-Free Bus Program.
Ward 6 Update: 2-26-23
We're about a month out from the official start of the District's budget season. As a top item below, I'm sharing my letter to the Mayor with several of my budget recommendations for Ward 6, the entire city, and a few specific to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment that I'm now chairing.
Councilmember Allen's FY24 Budget Priorities Letter
The following letter was sent by Councilmember Charles Allen to Mayor Muriel Bowser as she formulates her FY24 budget recommendations that will be released in late March, kickstarting the District's annual budget process.
Press Release: Just in Time! DC’s Monthly Basic Income Program Begins as Federal Pandemic SNAP Benefits Lessen for DC Families
Eligible Residents Must File Taxes to Be Automatically Enrolled and Receive New Monthly
Ward 6 Update: 2-10-23
Last weekend, I had the pleasure to join neighbors at Westminster's Black History Month program and then later to join a tour at the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum to mark Rosa Parks birthday, now celebrated with a push to achieve greater transit equity.
Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on the Revised Criminal Code Act and Congressional Interference
No one should fool themselves that Congressional Republican interference in duly enacted legislation is out of genuine concern for the safety of District residents. This is their latest cynical attempt to score GOP points on the backs of people who pay federal taxes and serve in the military but, unlike their own constituents, can’t fight back because they don’t have a voice in the halls of Congress. Pretending that it is anything else is beyond insulting, especially given these same GOP members incited the violent assault on January 6 – in our backyard – before abandoning the DC police officers who saved them from their own mob.