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Council presses OGR on federal strategy and earmark prospects as Congress tightens spending
Summary
Councilors asked OGR and the city’s federal team to prioritize a short list of high‑probability earmark requests and emphasized preserving formula funding; federal relations staff said Congress had fewer opportunities and last year produced a continuing resolution with no new earmarks for FY25.
Council members used the work session to probe the city’s federal strategy, urging OGR to prioritize a small number of high‑probability funding requests and to defend existing federal formula funding as Congress faces spending constraints.
“Strategy,” several councilors said repeatedly — advocate for maintaining formula funding while pursuing a tightly targeted set of earmarks tied to the city’s highest priorities, such as…
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