Jim Graham
Jim Graham
Jim Graham is a Scottish-born American politician and a former member of the Council of the District of Columbia. He is a Democrat who represented Ward 1 in Washington, D.C. from 1999–2015...
beyond clear evidence health prepared support tonight whatever
What this comes down to for me is this is a health issue. The evidence is clear beyond any question.... Whatever we're going to do has to be mandated. I'm prepared tonight to say I will support the smoke-free legislation.
anywhere critical people walking wounded
We had 12 people show up on a medevac chopper that were anywhere from walking wounded to critical condition,
across cases controlled district proposing rent system thousands
There are thousands of units across the District that are unaffordable but still under rent control. We're proposing to tighten up a system that in many cases hasn't controlled anything at all.
combined creative dynamic eight experience forward heard lacking last mayor parking williams year
When I heard that the mayor had come forward with a new parking bill, I thought 'Ah-ha, now we get to experience creativity,'? You know this is the last year of the Williams administration, and this will be the combined ... eight years of experience. But I've got to say what's lacking here is something that's dynamic and creative and out of the box.
committed factors forward moving timing various
We're still committed to moving forward on the project. We're working on the timing and various factors with retailers.
signs
I'm going to take as many signs as they give me.
marshall strong
Marshall has a really strong team. We didn't play badly, they were just that much better.
amazing either family feeling saved
The most amazing feeling in the world is the one you get right after you have just saved someone's life, ... And you have either the person or their family thanking you.