During a press briefing on Wednesday, Democratic Mayor of Washington, D.C. Muriel Bowser answered a question about the takeover of Union Station by the federal government.
00:00Would you respond to the plan by the federal government, the Department of Transportation, to take over the management of Union Station?
00:07Well, the federal government owns Union Station, and I think that I don't know the details of what will happen.
00:16If it's just about management, I would consider that step one.
00:23If it's about what Union Station needs for its total transformation, that would be an amazing initiative for the federal government to take on.
00:33I have had a very early conversation when I visited the president during his most recent transition about Union Station
00:44and how that could represent a very significant and good investment for this region.
00:51Mayor?
00:51Yep.
00:53Hi.
00:53Tom Fitzgerald from Fox 5.
00:55We've seen some remarkable scenes from the people of Washington, D.C. over the last couple of weeks.
01:00Reacting to the situation, dealing with the situation.
01:03The protest in front of the courthouse was mentioned.
01:06When you've looked around the district, what do you have to say about how the people of Washington have reacted over the last couple of weeks?
01:12I think D.C. residents are being, you know, what I would expect from D.C. residents to be very focused on autonomy, local control, and their neighbors.
01:24So I think D.C. residents are very concerned about each other, and they're very concerned about their rights as Americans.
01:38So, yeah, I think D.C. residents are defending their city, they're promoting their city, and they are giving me ideas, talking to me, and trusting my judgment.
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