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Cropp Seeks Metro Funding Solution
Council Chairman Says D.C. Can't Afford Rising Cost

By Eric M. Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 29, 2005; Page B01

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D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp (D) yesterday called for new ways of paying for Metro, saying the District cannot afford the increasing costs of the aging transportation system.

Cropp suggested instituting a regional tax, increasing the federal government's share of funding or renegotiating the current funding agreement, which requires the District to pay slightly more than Maryland and much more than Virginia.

"We're willing to pay our fair share, but not more than our fair share," Cropp said. "Metro will eat us alive."