Rep.Ā Gerry ConnollyĀ (D-Va.) on Tuesday criticized aĀ recently-introduced GOP billĀ that would rename Washington Dulles International Airport after former President Trump.

ā€œDonald TrumpĀ is facing 91 felony charges,ā€ Connolly, whose district includes a portion of Dulles, said in a statement. ā€œIf Republicans want to name something after him, Iā€™d suggest they find a federal prison.ā€

Rep.Ā Guy ReschenthalerĀ (R-Pa.) introduced the bill Friday proposing to change the name of Dulles to ā€œDonald J. Trump International Airport.ā€ In a news release on the bill, he said the U.S. ā€œhas never been greater than under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump.ā€

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    They are in denial about it too when I moved to Baltimore and found out other regions donā€™t have 24/7 parking lots instead of roads, and then mentioned this fact on a forum full of Northern Virginians. Everybody started bringing up 495 around Bethesda, but like, yeah, thatā€™s technically still the DC metro region even though its MD, not VA. The further you get from DC, the more normal traffic becomes.

    I fucking dread it when I have a jobsite in VA, because then I always have to add an hour and a half to a trip that should take 45 minutes.

    I think in 20 years we are going to see some detrimental effects on the local economy of that place if nobody can get anywhere anymore in a reasonable amount of time in a place where public transportation is absolutely shit. The Metro needs to extend down to Fredericksburg and out west all the way to Manassas, but thatā€™ll never happen. Some people deal with up to 3 hour commutes, thatā€™s fucking bananas.

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      Good news! They are extending the HOV lanes to Fredericksburg instead! So they can funnel more traffic into the beltway faster!

      I havent had to do a commute since covid, but I do drive around a decent amount. Maybe Iā€™m getting lucky but at least for me, since covid, itā€™s been better that pre-covid. Donā€™t get me wrong, sometimes it sucks but itā€™s not like it was before. .

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      When I was in HS, back in the early 90s, my friendā€™s father worked for a 3 letter office, near the Fed Triangle. He got up at 4:30 am every morning to make it to the office by 6 to avoid the worst traffic. That was 30 years ago!