Architect of Capitol Sets Sights on Renovations
In 2005, the AOC was responsible for 15 million square feet of facilities and 300 acres of grounds.
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In 2005, the AOC was responsible for 15 million square feet of facilities and 300 acres of grounds.
Last week, Ayers declined to be interviewed, citing a busy schedule in the wake of his confirmation.
The AOC is also in the middle of negotiating a lease for the “mirror site” near the Capitol and plans to have it done by March 2011.
As the snow recedes from Capitol Hill and staffers slip back into a normal work schedule, Congressional officials are calculating the cost of snow removal, overtime shifts and lost productivity.
“The challenge right now is low visibility and ability of the AOC team to move snow in those conditions.” House and Senate services were again very limited on Wednesday.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who oversees the AOC as chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch.
Dan Lungren’s (R-Calif.) bill — which, in addition to “In God We Trust,— directs the AOC to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance in the CVC — comes after months of Republican complaints that the new building
In 2007, the workers got a settlement from the AOC, but only for the harassment they suffered after they sounded the alarm.
For the first time in years, however, the AOC budget did not include money for construction of the Capitol Visitor Center.