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Gerry Connolly: “I think his questions are quite pertinent on personnel, but I also want to say Mr. Wiedefeld is the first general…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
I think his questions are quite pertinent on personnel, but I also want to say Mr. Wiedefeld is the first general manager, in my memory, who has had the intentional fortitude to impose discipline.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly praises Wiedefeld for enforcing discipline among Metro workers.

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