Bloomberg Businessweek January 29, 2018
Washington,
D.C.
Jan. 20
A year after Trump’s
inauguration, tens of
thousands of protesters
marched from the
Lincoln Memorial,
down 17th Street,
and to the White
House. Like the 2017
march, the event was
relatively peaceful—
the organizers’ main
security concern
this year was people
walking on the frozen
Lincoln Memorial
Reflecting Pool as the
temperature rose. Even
peaceful protests can
be expensive, but no
official was prepared
$13m
Amount requested from
Congress to help the
city pay for providing
public safety at events
in the capital
SOURCE: WASHINGTON, D.C., 2018 BUDGET
to estimate the cost
of the two Women’s
Marches. Congress
sets aside money each
year to help the city
cover the costs of First
Amendment activities.
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