White House Reneges on Part of $150M Pledge to Metro

Local leaders are lashing out at the White House after President Barack Obama went back on a deal to fund Metro, which is in critical need of important updates and repairs.

The federal government committed in 2010 to giving Metro $150 million per year in exchange for the transit agency's matching the federal funds and adding two new positions for federal appointees on the Metro Board of Directors.

The president's most recent budget includes a 10-percent reduction in those funds.

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