DC budget fix does not have support in US House, Md. congressman says

By WTOP Staff
April 29, 2025 | 7:32 PM

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has said the city will need to cut about $400 million from its current budget, after Congress passed its federal spending bill that forced the District to revert to 2024 spending levels.

The U.S. Senate then passed a separate bill that would allow D.C. to avoid those cuts, but the House is yet to act. In an exclusive interview with WTOP, Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican representing Maryland’s 1st District, spoke out against the bill and said it doesn’t have support in the House.

Listen to the interview with WTOP’s Nick Iannelli or read the full transcript below.

The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

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