VIDEO: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray makes passionate plea to Congress to release District funds By Washington Examiner October 9, 2013 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint As we enter the second week of a federal government shutdown, DC Mayor Vincent Gray called on lawmakers to release the District’s funds and let the city move forward without the federal government. TagsBudgets and DeficitsCongressSteve DotyVincent GrayWashington Related Content Supreme Court Trump bemoans lack of unilateral tariff authority as ‘NOT’ what founders had in mind In Focus The Trump era is one of GOP decline Finance First round of November Social Security payments goes out in three days Finance December Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 22 days White House Is Trump’s peace through strength-maxxing actually effective?