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D.C.: Metro turnaround a top priority for area Congress members
WASHINGTON — After a tumultuous year for Metro, local members of Congress have no plans to ease the pressure on the transit agency’s leaders.
Members from D.C., Virginia and Maryland include the struggling public transportation system among their top priorities for 2016.
“We can’t be complacent and let the current system continue,” said Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Virginia. “We have to see changes and consequences and accountability.”
Area lawmakers helped push through a $150 million annual contribution to Metro through an omnibus spending bill that will keep the federal government working into September.
The year-end spending bill also secured a higher commuter benefit that covers up to $255 a month for riding Metro and could help boost dragging ridership. ................(more)
http://wtop.com/congress/2016/01/metro-turn-around-top-priority-area-congress-members/