Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., said Tuesday that private companies should be allowed to help fix Washington, D.C.’s broken Metro, which will run on a reduced schedule over the next year in order for repairs to be made on the system’s infrastructure.

Comstock said at a Tuesday hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that she has discussed the maintenance issues facing the system with businesses that “tell us we can do this at lower cost than we are currently paying.” However, she said the current union labor agreement prevents the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from contracting out maintenance services.