Earlier today, the Trump administration announced it was freezing billions of dollars in already approved federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel project and the Second Ave. subway to punish New Jersey and New York. The Gateway project would build a new two-track rail tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and Manhattan so the[...]

Earlier today, the Trump administration announced it was freezing billions of dollars in already approved federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel project and the Second Ave. subway to punish New Jersey and New York. The Gateway project would build a new two-track rail tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and Manhattan so the existing tunnel, severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, can be repaired.

In response, Democratic nominee for New Jersey General Assembly Katie Brennan released the following statement calling on New Jersey to push back against Trump’s actions:

“This is not how the government is supposed to work. We pay federal taxes but get a President who sees us as the enemy and takes away our own money as retaliation. This has to stop.