Gray, D.C. Water against council plan to reimburse Northwest flood victims
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Mayor Vincent Gray testifies on captial hill. The House Committee on Oversight and Government D.C. subcommittee heard testimony from Mayor Vincent Gray and Council Chairman Kwame Brown on the District's Fiscal Year 2012 budget. In addition Dr. Natwar Gandhi,Chief Financial Officer, District of Columbia, Mr. Matt Fabian, Managing Director, Municipal Market Advisors, and Dr. Alice M. Rivlin, the Brookings Institution; former Chair of the Control Board testified on a separate panel. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
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