TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM FULL COMMITTEE HEARING WITH THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The House Administration Committee issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Oversight of the Architect of the Capitol: Addressing Past Lessons, Present Projects, and Future Challenges."

Witness:

* The Honorable Thomas Austin, Architect of the Capitol

In case you missed it, here are the top takeaways:

1. Addressing the Costs to Renovate the Rayburn Building



Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01): So if I can, let's look forward. Obviously, large cost numbers in these buildings. What's the driver in this significance of the cost that we're seeing? Obviously, we're not going to use lead and asbestos and other things in modern con...