"Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) bluntly told Bolton, No, when asked if she supports Trump's threats to cut major projects like the $16 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. The Trump administration has been putting pressure on Democrats during the ongoing shutdown by stripping their states of major projects and defunding programs, something that critics long warned was part of the Project 2025 playbook."
"You show me one blue state in America where you don't have pockets, maybe even big pockets, of Republicans, of conservatives, of MAGA people, of pro-Trump. Do we not care about them? Murkowski warned, adding: Are we just saying, If you don't like it, you should move to a place where you've got a Republican governor? It makes no sense. Why are we being punitive? It's hard enough when the government is not operating as it should be."
Several Republican senators publicly opposed unilateral federal funding cuts to blue-state infrastructure projects during the government shutdown. Senator Susan Collins rejected threats to cut major projects such as the $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel and criticized the administration for yanking Congressionally appropriated funds. Collins also urged Democrats to cooperate to reopen government while blaming them for blocking appropriations procedures. Senator Lisa Murkowski warned that punishing blue states harms Republicans, including MAGA supporters, and called punitive measures senseless. The administration has been stripping states of projects and defunding programs, actions critics tied to Project 2025. Senator Jerry Moran argued funding should be merit-based.
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