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Lawmakers press GSA on Roosevelt Hotel MOU, DC disposals and demolition of historic campus buildings
Summary
Committee members pressed GSA Administrator Ed Forrest about an MOU with Pakistan on the Roosevelt Hotel redevelopment, the agency's role in the Trump Hotel lease and Kennedy Center oversight, and demolition activity at the Saint Elizabeth West campus; Forrest said the MOU imposes no obligations on GSA and that DHS issued an emergency declaration for demolitions.
Members asked detailed questions about several high-profile properties beyond routine maintenance and leasing.
Full committee ranking member Larson asked whether GSA had signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan's defense ministry concerning the Roosevelt Hotel in New York; Forrest confirmed the MOU but said it "obligates us to do nothing" and described it as a first-stage, exploratory conversation. Larson pressed for the MOU…
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