Metro would maintain $150 million in federal grant money under a government spending bill set to be voted in Congress this week. Here's the House Appropriations language which would continue $150m PRIIA funding for #wmata — set to be voted on later this week. “The federal government will again fulfill its statutory obligation to Metro by meeting its $150 million obligation to provide a dollar-for-dollar match in combination with Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia for Metro’s capital budget,” Comstock said in a statement. Comstock said Monday she is in the process of drafting a Metro reform bill that would overhaul that agency’s governance and labor practices. [Democrat’s fix for Metro: $750 million from feds in exchange for governance, labor changes]

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 15:11 UTC