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Trump cites potential value of selling DC-area airports
Trump cites potential value of selling DC-area airports
By The Associated Press
February 12, 2018 2:44 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure plan calls for giving government agencies the authority to sell off airports, roads and other federal assets. ... The president is calling for divesting assets when federal agencies can show the sale would “optimize taxpayer value.”
The proposal lists Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport as examples of the types of assets that could meet the criteria. Both are located in Virginia.
“Trump isn’t trying to fix our infrastructure, he’s trying to sell it off,” said Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va.
Trump is also citing two major roadways in the Washington D.C. region that could be sold: the George Washington Memorial and Baltimore-Washington parkways. Both are maintained by the National Park Service.
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Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
By The Associated Press
February 12, 2018 2:44 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure plan calls for giving government agencies the authority to sell off airports, roads and other federal assets. ... The president is calling for divesting assets when federal agencies can show the sale would “optimize taxpayer value.”
The proposal lists Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport as examples of the types of assets that could meet the criteria. Both are located in Virginia.
“Trump isn’t trying to fix our infrastructure, he’s trying to sell it off,” said Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va.
Trump is also citing two major roadways in the Washington D.C. region that could be sold: the George Washington Memorial and Baltimore-Washington parkways. Both are maintained by the National Park Service.
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Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
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