
D.C. City Council council member, Jack Evans speaks during the first whole city council meeting after the summer recess. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. City Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson, (right) speaks with council member, Jack Evans, (left) before the first meeting after the summer recess, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. City Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson, (right) speaks with council member, Jack Evans, (left) before the first meeting after the summer recess, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. City Council member, Jack Evans, answers question before attending the first meeting after summer recess, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. Chairman, Phil Mendelson, called for the 42nd legislative meeting of council period 19 after summer recess. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. City Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson, (right) speaks with council member, Jack Evans, (left) before the first council meeting after the summer recess, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council member Jack Evans (The Washington Times)

“My predisposition is to try to get these things paid off as fast as possible and then the ballpark fee would go away. That’s the deal we made with them and businesses recognize that.” — Jack Evans, D.C. Council member

Jack Evans (The Washington Times)

D.C. Council member Jack Evans, Ward 2 Democrat, says congressional approval of a commuter tax would be a “game changer” for the city’s finances. (The Washington Times)