D.C.’s Metro might shut down an entire rail line for half a year, furthering the possibility that our nation’s capital will be moved to the Panera Bread in Ballston. The Freedom Caucus wants to cancel Congress’ lame duck session, implying there is a time the Freedom Caucus would be OK with the government functioning. And Donald Trump is open to criminalizing abortion, though like everything else he does and says, it will never get Megyn Kelly to love him. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, March 30th, 2016:
[LITERAL WASHINGTON GRIDLOCK JOKE HERE] - But what will K Street's lobbyists do if they can't ride the Green Line? "Metro is in such need of repair that the transit system could shut down an entire rail line for as long as six months to do needed maintenance, Metro board Chairman Jack Evans said Wednesday. At a minimum, Evans said, Metro will have to shut segments of lines for extended periods because there isn’t enough time to do the necessary work using only nights and weekends. Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld confirmed that he was considering such lengthy closures but hasn’t made a decision yet. He said he expected to do so within a month to six weeks." [
WaPo]
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