"The $18 billion cut targets money for two major transportation projects. One is construction of a rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, due for completion in the next decade. It is a priority for Schumer and was backed by former President Joe Biden. The second is the Second Avenue project in the New York City subway system."
""Republicans JUST VOTED DOWN our bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight and address the healthcare needs of the American people," Schumer wrote on X in the hours before the shutdown began. "Republicans are plunging us into a government shutdown rather than fixing their healthcare crisis." During a press conference on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, also blamed the shutdown on Trump and Republican leaders."
Federal officials froze roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure funding amid a federal government shutdown, citing reviews of alleged unconstitutional DEI practices. The freeze immediately affected a $300 million disbursement for the Second Avenue subway project and targets funds for a Hudson River rail tunnel and the Second Avenue subway system. The Hudson tunnel is a priority for Senator Chuck Schumer and had support from former President Joe Biden. Senator Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and other New York Democrats rejected claims that Democrats caused the shutdown and blamed Republicans and President Trump for the budget impasse.
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