Two District lawmakers are asking members of the D.C. Council to set a goal of ending homelessness in the city within 10 years.

“In a growing, thriving city like ours, there is no excuse for allowing individuals, families and children to live on the street, in a car, or without a home. We are deeply troubled by this problem and believe that we have a moral obligation to solve it,” Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham and Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh wrote to other lawmakers.