Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser faces a near-record shortfall in the city’s budget — an issue with no easy solution.

The budget shortfall is estimated to be anywhere from $700 million to $1 billion. Bowser’s original budget was supposed to be published Wednesday but was delayed when Washington, D.C., Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee exerted his authority to require a $250 million cut to refill the government’s reserve fund. The move puts Bowser in an even more precarious position, forcing her to likely cut into programs that would put her at odds with other Democrats.