Metro has been underfunded, and it has lacked a reliable source of funding, which has created greater uncertainty.

Maintenance is never exciting. It's not sexy. But it is a disaster when the worst happens.

I have also met with businesses who are doing track work who tell us they can do this at lower costs than we are currently paying.

Clearly, we also have--and I hear this from people all the time--the concerns about basic personal safety.

I appreciate that Mr. Wiedefeld said at a recent Loudoun County event that he is not asking for more money at this time.

Metro has clearly had a deficient culture, as it relates to its priorities.

I think this very troubling incident is one of the many reasons we have to have more people out of the back office and on the front lines.

Metro is an organization in crisis with significant deficiencies around safety, around reliability, around customer service, and around financial management.

We need that kind of certification for these board members so we can get real governance.

If I were king for the day, I would take the tax benefit you described and use that to pay for, or help pay for, the EITC.

there are no easy answers, but there may be simple solutions.