Metro’s Could Lose $166M In Capital One dispute

Dispute over naming McLean Metro station.

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate budget amendment would block the D.C. region’s Metro system from receiving at least $166 million in funding unless it adds the name of Capital One bank to a Metrorail station. Capital One wants the McLean station near its corporate headquarters to be renamed McLean-Capital One Hall to recognize a 1,600-seat theater it’s building on the campus. Capital One offered to pay $320,000 in costs associated with the change, but the cash-strapped Metro agency says that isn’t enough. The Washington Post reports state Sen. Janet Howell of McLean inserted the budgetary ultimatum. She says the bank is being unfairly squeezed for money. It’s unclear if the amendment will be included in the final budget.