"Earlier this month, the White House paused $18 billion in combined funding for Gateway and the next phase of the Second Avenue Subway on the pretense of a "review" of the project's compliance with federal woman- or minority-owned business mandates. The rule that Duffy claimed the project might violate was drawn up just one day before the administration announced the funding hold."
"Naturally, everyone in New York and New Jersey is freaking out. New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim called the move "unhinged political retribution." Schumer called it "vindictive, reckless and foolish." Gov. Hochul called it "shortsighted." Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee in next month's New Jersey gubernatorial election said she'd "fight tool and nail to get this funding back," as did her Trump-endorsed Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli."
President Trump declared the Gateway commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River "terminated," threatening billions in funding for the stalled infrastructure project. The century-old tunnel's deterioration has been a decades-long concern for New York and New Jersey. The White House recently paused $18 billion in combined funding for Gateway and the Second Avenue Subway pending a review of compliance with federal woman- or minority-owned business mandates, using a rule issued one day earlier. The announcement generated sharp bipartisan backlash from senators, governors, and gubernatorial candidates who labeled the move vindictive, reckless, shortsighted, and pledged efforts to restore the funding.
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