Letters to the Editor: April 13, 2011

Before arrests, city officials lobbied Congress in vain Re: “Capitol Police arrest D.C. mayor at protest,” April 12

It was good to see Mayor Vincent Gray, Chairman Kwame Brown and other members of the D.C. Council protesting the D.C.-specific riders on the budget Congress just passed. Getting arrested may have been worthwhile for them politically, though I doubt anyone will remember in two years.