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Nomination of Rachel Pierre for permanent DHS director placed on consent agenda after committee Q&A
Summary
The Committee of the Whole reported PR26-303 confirming acting DHS Director Rachel Pierre and placed it on the consent agenda after committee members questioned her record on SNAP continuity, rapid rehousing, ERAP access and work-requirements, and after the committee chair summarized unanimous committee support.
Council member Matt Fruman introduced PR26-303, the resolution to confirm acting Director Rachel Pierre as permanent director of the District's Department of Human Services. Fruman described Pierre's background—a master of social work from Howard University, an MBA from the University of Maryland, prior child welfare and nonprofit leadership roles, and five years leading DHS’s Family Services Administration—and said the human services committee advanced the nomination with unanimous support.
Several council members asked questions about operational priorities. Council member Pinto…
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