Trump administration wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets across U.S.

The following article by Michael Laris was posted on the Washington Post website February 13, 2018:

People gather in Gravelly Point Park as an aircraft prepares to land at Reagan Washington National Airport. Credit: Matt McClain/The Washington Post

The Trump administration is pushing federal officials to sell off, privatize or otherwise dispose of a broad array of government assets, from Reagan National Airport and the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac River to properties held by federal agencies across the country.

The proposals are part of a long-awaited infrastructure initiative that President Trump has referred to repeatedly since the night of his election in 2016, when he struck a bipartisan tone in promising to “rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals.” In last month’s State of the Union address, he called for remaking the nation “with American heart, American hands and American grit.” Continue reading “Trump administration wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets across U.S.”