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At-Large DC Council candidate David Schwartzman demands restoration of
Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration, offers plan to
maintain and expand the District’s human services
• “A modest tax hike on the top 5% bracket could deliver over $100
million in additional revenue while still providing tax relief to
working class residents and others in need”
• Schwartzman proposes solutions to DC’s economic woes: creation of
Green jobs; establishment of a DC Municipal Bank; required ‘payments
in lieu of taxes’ from tax-exempt institutions in DC
WASHINGTON, DC — David Schwartzman, candidate for the at-large seat
on the DC City Council, demanded full restoration of funding for the
District of Columbia’s Addiction Prevention and Recovery
Administration (APRA), calling the program indispensable in light of
the fact that 12% (about 60,000) of DC residents have substance abuse
problems.…