WASHINGTON (DC News Now)—District leaders said Monday that the city will meet its financial obligations despite its current budget being in limbo. “We will meet our financial obligations, and we will maintain the high standard of services that our residents, businesses and visitors expect,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser. Friday, the Senate passed a piece of legislation that allows D.C. to continue operating under its current fiscal year budget. That’s despite voting to approve a federal funding bill that forces D.C. to revert back to its 2024 budget immediately, resulting in a $1 billion cut in funds. The legislation came after days of lobbying at the Senate Hart Building by council members, activists and D.C. school students. “Our home rule is limited, but our voices have been heard,” said Bowser. Still the bill needs approval by the House, which is in recess until next week. “We’re going to keep working with Congress until passage,” Bowser added. D.C. councilmembers have been making clear just how big an impact the spending bill, left as is, would have on the District's budget. In shift, hard-line conservatives signal openness to stopgap to avert shutdown Cuts would need to be made across the board, including millions of dollars cut from public safety, education and human services. “These are local dollars, these are not federal dollars. The cuts from the continuing resolution don’t benefit the federal government in any way,” said Chairman Phil Mendelson.  “It’s the results of changing the rules in the middle of the fiscal year." While D.C. waits for the House to return, the government is working on two financial plans: one for if the House follows the Senate's lead and votes to approve the legislation and one for if it doesn’t. In the meantime, Bowser said no immediate cuts, layoffs or furloughs will occur. “We’re midway through and even with reverting to a 24 budget, there is no department that is exceeding that. So we are proceeding just as we were last week,” she said. ...read more read less