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Council reviews draft FY27 federal priorities letter; members ask for stronger immigration and education language

Montgomery County Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

County staff presented a draft FY27 federal priorities letter covering housing, workforce, transportation, immigration, and earmark requests; council members asked to add explicit calls for comprehensive immigration reform and expanded education funding, and instructed staff to finalize the draft for the consent agenda next week.

County staff presented the Montgomery County FY27 federal priorities letter and an accompanying list of FY27 earmark requests (SEG 323–334). The draft covers housing (modernizing federal housing programs and supporting recent House and Senate housing bills), federal workforce protections (noting the presence of FDA and NIH in the county),…

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