Congress pushes feds to use Uber, Lyft

Members of the House and Senate are making a new push to get federal workers to use companies like Uber and Lyft to get to work, both to save money and to help them navigate the nation’s capital while its Metro system undergoes major repairs into 2017.

On Thursday, the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee unanimously approved the Transit Benefits Modernization Act. That bill would create a pilot program that would let federal agencies give their employees transportation benefits in a way so they can be used with “ridesharing” companies like Uber and Lyft.