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On the recordApril 12, 2016
where you stand is where you sit. Where my constituents stand is that the Federal Government gets a free ride every day on Metro, because it doesn't pay operating subsidies.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights the lack of federal funding for Metro operations affecting Virginia constituents.

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