Reps. Raskin, Huffman, and Ivey Demand Documents on Trump Administration's East Potomac Golf Course Contracts
Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee, including Maryland Reps. Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey, along with California Rep. Jared Huffman, District of Columbia Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Virginia Rep. Don Beyer, have sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron. The letter demands all documents, communications, and records related to the Trump administration's contracts for the East Potomac Golf Links. This action follows the quiet awarding of contracts by the National Park Service to begin work on President Trump's planned takeover of the historic public golf course. Rep. Huffman revealed during a committee hearing that a civil engineering firm was hired without public announcement or congressional notification. A lawsuit challenging the plan argues that the redevelopment would violate the congressional act that established the park over a century ago. The lawmakers assert that East Potomac Park belongs to the American people, not P...
