Dave McConnell – 小萝莉影视 小萝莉影视 Washington's Top 小萝莉影视 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 18:34:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Wtop小萝莉影视Logo_500x500-150x150.png Dave McConnell – 小萝莉影视 小萝莉影视 32 32 The Week on the Hill: Feb. 1, 2019 /government/2019/02/the-week-on-the-hill-feb-1-2019/ /government/2019/02/the-week-on-the-hill-feb-1-2019/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2019 18:34:57 +0000 /?p=19267876 A congressional panel only has until Feb. 15 to reach an agreement on border security issues and the president鈥檚 border wall before the possibility of another government shutdown. Lawmakers and President Donald Trump, meanwhile, are preparing for the State of the Union address, and the field of presidential candidates for 2020 keeps growing.

小萝莉影视鈥檚 Mitchell Miller and Emeritus Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent Dave McConnell take a look at these topics and more, 鈥淭he Week On The Hill.鈥

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]]> /government/2019/02/the-week-on-the-hill-feb-1-2019/feed/ 0 The Week on the Hill: Jan. 18, 2019 /government/2019/01/the-week-on-the-hill-jan-18-2019/ /government/2019/01/the-week-on-the-hill-jan-18-2019/#respond Sat, 19 Jan 2019 02:37:05 +0000 /?p=19208776 小萝莉影视’s Mitchell Miller and Dave McConnell take a closer look at the politics in play involving the partial government shutdown. Also, the prospects for confirmation of the president’s nominee for attorney general and what’s ahead in the Russia probe.

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]]> /government/2019/01/the-week-on-the-hill-jan-18-2019/feed/ 0 House committee calls for improved Metro crime communication /dc-transit/2016/05/house-committee-calls-for-improved-metro-crime-communication/ /dc-transit/2016/05/house-committee-calls-for-improved-metro-crime-communication/#respond Tue, 24 May 2016 22:09:33 +0000 http://wtop.com/?p=8662941 WASHINGTON 鈥 A day after news surfaced of an , members of a House committee called for more transparency when crimes occur on the transit system.

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld testified before the House Transportation Committee Tuesday about what he is doing to make Metro run better after a series of safety lapses as well as its major program to revamp and improve the system.

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During the hearing, Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., pressed Wiedefeld about a reported sexual assault and rape that happened on a Glenmont-bound Red Line train on April 12. While the incident happened more than a month ago, it didn鈥檛 come to light until Monday.

Metro鈥檚 surveillance video from the Glenmont station helped identify the suspect, who was promptly arrested. Wiedefeld said since it was solved quickly, notice of it was not made right away.

鈥淲hile that was resolved quickly, the public at large did not know about it, and reading the blog, that鈥檚 something that everyone is concerned about,鈥 Comstock said.

Comstock urged immediate notification through social media, and Wiedefeld promised to do that.

Lawmakers criticized the transit agency for its operations and costs, but Wiedefeld was generally given respectful 鈥 even friendly 鈥 treatment.

Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., presented a certificate to the general manager based on his progress since

鈥淭his is a certificate of appreciation, and I鈥檒l probably make these into gold, silver and bronze. You鈥檙e going to get a silver since you actually responded since March 18 and took action and fired people,鈥 Mica said.

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