"Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies' shutdown"
"U.S. DOT's review of New York's unconstitutional practices will take more time [if the shutdown doesn't end],"
"Without a budget, the Department has been forced to furlough the civil rights staff responsible for conducting this review. This is another unfortunate casualty of radical Democrats' reckless decision to hold the federal government hostage to give illegal immigrants benefits."
Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions in federal funding for the Second Avenue Subway and Gateway Tunnel mega-projects unless Congress approves a budget resolution that removes hundreds of millions from other transit, biking, and walking projects nationwide. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal shutdown prevents DOT from conducting a newly required administrative review of the New York projects. Duffy issued the review requirement hours before the shutdown, alleging race- and sex-based contracting requirements violated the Constitution despite federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise rules. DOT civil rights directorship remains listed as vacant. Advocates accuse Duffy of pressuring Congress to cement those cuts.
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