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In the July 6 elections were particularly hard hit in an emergency measure, introduced Ward 8 Councilmemberwill be cut this summer youth employment program from nine weeks, Mr. Mayor Adrian Fenty. (Emergency legislation requiring the adoption of 9 votes.)

In introducing the measures, the disaster last year, Barry is known as the “national embarrassment” and, of course, this from a person who knows from the national embarrassment.

DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray said angle in favor of the bill, and spoke highly of the efforts of Barry, the creation and incubation program, in which he repeatedly pointed out that there was “history” of six weeks. “I think we have an obligation to the young people in the city to show that we can make this plan work,” he said.

Ward 7’s Yvette Alexander are more concerned about the ordinary, so to take the child’s work throughout the summer? “Let the children be the children,” said Alexander. “Let our children enjoy their summer!”

Kwame Brown, Councilmember at large expressed doubts about the Government’s claim that the Fenty, they have identified all 22,000 registered for the Scheme. “This is a joke,” he said. “I was born at night, but it was not last night …. Are we to be true?” He went on to take the management of Fenty mission planning for more than 40 million U.S. dollars for the project, in the current budget to support only half of that.

Mary was also voted in favor of optional, Phil Mendelson and Michael Brown. Barry is still not enough votes.

“It is too late in the season, we will change the rules, said:” The large Councilmember David Catania, who has taken shooting Barry pet project: “I do not want to browse through rose-colored glasses: This plan has never been perfect …. It is time for us in this plan. ”

Muriel Bowser, Ward 4, was to play in politics her, commented: “cut off the plan, in my view, do not teach children anything of Columbia. This is an attempt to teach the mayor of Columbia things …. This is an attempt to crack down on criticism and the executive branch. I do not want to intervene in this. ”

Voted against a significant reduction in the wards from 5 small, who broke the tradition of the Union, and expressed concern about the parents looking for summer activities as a child and a local residents concerned about the possible impact of crime. “I do not often go to my mentor, my leader, my friend,” Thomas said, referring to Barry. “I am not worried about politics, I am a bit worried about the reality of the road to visit in the rubber.”