Policy Testimony
Our policy advocacy is grounded in the experience we have gained helping more than 50,000 District children and families since our founding in 1996. We use this expertise to advocate for city-wide solutions that better serve children’s needs. Use the filters below to find our testimonies, comments, letters and reports.
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Testimony: SOUL Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Youth Affairs and Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety in support…
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Testimony: Reporting Requirements in DC's Education Sector
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding proposed changes to reporting requirements in DC’s…
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Testimony: Roundtable on Raising the Standard for DC Housing
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the DC Council at the Committee on Housing Roundtable “From Neglect to Respect: Raising the Standard…
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Testimony: Public Oversight Hearing on OSSE-DOT
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public oversight hearing on the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s Division…
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Testimony: Housing with Integrity Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Public Works and Operations to share our support for the Housing…
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Public Oversight Hearing: Charter School Review and Renewal in the District
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public oversight hearing on Charter School Review and Renewal in the District. She…
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Testimony: Public Hearing on Chronic Absenteeism & Truancy
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public hearing on Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy. Our testimony argues that the District’s…
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Testimony: Roundtable on Managed Care Organizations in the District's Medicaid Program
Children’s Law Center Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the Committee on Health about the Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) in the District’s Medicaid…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Committee of the Whole
Children’s Law Center’s Chief Executive Officer, Judith Sandalow, submitted written testimony to the Committee of the Whole regarding the FY26 Local Budget Act and the…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Department of Energy and Environment
Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Transportation and the Environment at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Energy and…