By Martin Di Caro
After U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised the
beleaguered Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority at a
Congressional hearing last autumn, two Democratic members of Congress
did a slow burn and sent separate letters to him, stating they were
“troubled” and “disappointed and concerned” by his support for MWAA.
MWAA oversees the D.C. area’s airports — and is in charge of the massive $6 billion Silver Line rail project. In recent months the agency has been trying to repair its image after a federal audit
that found the agency had unethical hiring and questionable contracting
practices. The agency also battled Virginia’s governor, who sought to oust a member of its board, and it’s being sued by a former employee. Now, it’s hiring an outside public relations firm.
Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards and West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall,
members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, wrote
LaHood following his November 16 testimony in which he expressed “a lot
of confidence in” MWAA’s CEO Jack Potter and MWAA board chairman Michael
Curto. . . .
For the details of the Congressional letters, including copies,
please click here.
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