Senator Tom Coburn's activity on the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security

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October 4, 2007

Coburn Concerned With $1.5 Billion Price Tag for Transit Bill

Places Hold on D.C. Metro Funding Bill

Sen. Coburn today placed a hold on S. 1446, the “National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007.” Attached below is a letter he sent to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell outlining his concerns with the bill.

To read more about the financial troubles experienced by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, click on the following links:

10/8/07 Metro Leaves the Light on for You, Like It or Not (Washington Post)
9/26/07 Metro Board Weighing a Scaled-Down Fare Hike (Washington Post)
9/2/07 Metro Fails To Nurture Development, Report Finds (Washington Post)
6/5/07 Metro Costs For Overtime Are Up 56% Since 2002 (Washington Post)
4/27/07 City Proposes A Metro Move To Anacostia (Washington Post)
4/16/07 Fenty hoping Metro manager will fix OT costs (Washington Examiner)
2/28/06 WMATA Auditor General Report on Overtime Costs
12/26/06 WMATA Auditor General Report on Overbudget Cell Phones

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S. 1446 Coburn Hold Letter (359.7 KBs)

Oct 4, 2007

Senator Tom Coburn's activity on the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security

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