Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) requested the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on June 18, 2026, to dismiss the White House's proposal for a triumphal arch to be built near the Lincoln Memorial. In her correspondence with the agency, Duckworth, who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, referred to the arch as President Trump's 'newest vanity project.'
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Senator Duckworth urges FAA to reject White House arch proposal
Senator Tammy Duckworth has formally requested that the FAA reject the White House's proposal for a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. In her letter, she characterized the project as a 'vanity project' of President Trump.
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