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Top House Oversight Democrat demands answers on Reflecting Pool renovation ‘failure’

Hickenlooper says the rushed, no-bid project wasted more than $16 million and left the pool with algae and peeling sealant.

  • Senator John Hickenlooper demanded President Donald Trump personally repay taxpayers for over $16 million spent on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, which resulted in algae growth and peeling sealant after rushed, no-bid contracts bypassing competitive bidding.
  • Trump blamed the Reflecting Pool problems on alleged vandalism, but Hickenlooper rejected this, attributing the issues to administrative incompetence and rushed preparations.
  • President Trump abruptly refused to sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, preferring to prioritize the SAVE America Act, which surprised some members of his own party.
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