| RAMW Testimony on DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) |
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RAMW President Lynne Breaux testifies in front of the DC Committee on Public Works and Transportation in support of Fred Moosally’s appointment as new ABRA director. Date: June 2009. Issue Status: Mr. Moosally was confirmed as ABRA director in July 2009.
RAMW President Lynne Breaux testifies at a public hearing on the Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement Act of 2008, outlining the excessive fees and culture of over-regulation persistent within ABRA. Date: Nov 2008. Issue Status: The 2008 Act passed and went into effect March 2009, but with several positive changes, such as allowing on-premise ABC licensees to remain open one extra hour and serve alcoholic beverages the night before DC and federal holidays.
RAMW General Counsel Andrew testifies at a public hearing on the Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement Act of 2008, noting problematic sections of the Act and suggesting improvements. Date: Nov 2008. Issue Status: See above.
RAMW-EF Chairman (and RAMW Board Member) Gregory Casten testifies at a public hearing on the Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement Act of 2008, explaining how arbitrary and excessive alcohol citations threaten restaurants’ survival in a shaky economy. Date: Nov 2008. Issue Status: See above.
RAMW President Lynne Breaux testifies at a hearing on the ABC Board’s Sale to Minors Policy and explains the counter-productivity of ABRA fines and suspensions of restaurants. Date: Oct 2008. Issue Status: In response to public feedback, ABRA has begun to adopt positive reforms, such as creating an E-Feedback Form on their website and publishing an ABC Information Handbook.
RAMW-EF Chairman Gregory Casten testifies at a hearing on the ABC Board’s Sale to Minors Policy and recounts multiple instances of unnecessary fines and citations of restaurants by ABRA authorities. Date: Oct 2008. Issue Status: See above.
Former RAMW Public Policy Advisor Patrick Horn testifies on positive reforms pursued by ABRA and Marie Delaney’s administration of the agency. Date: May 2006. Issue Status: See above.
RAMW President Lynne Breaux testifies on the 2006 annual ABRA budget proposal. Date: Apr 2006. Issue Status: See above.
RAMW President Lynne Breaux testifies about the negative effects of the Dupont Circle West moratorium on ABC licenses, which prevents restaurants in the neighborhood from obtaining new mixed beverage licenses. Date: May 2005. Issue Status: The Dupont Circle West moratorium was extended by 5 years in June 2005. |
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