"In remarks Thursday, Trump said his administration was terminating the Gateway Program, a $16-billion public works project to add two new tunnels beneath the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan. It's thousands of people, and it's billions of dollars, Trump said, directing his remarks at Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat who has long advocated for robust funding for Gateway."
"Democrats swiftly criticized the move as the latest example of the Trump administration using the shutdown as a weapon against the Democratic lawmakers. It was not immediately clear if Trump has the authority to outright cancel the project, the biggest railroad project in the Western Hemisphere and an immense economic engine for the Northeastern United States. Trump this year has repeatedly and illegally cancelled federal funding that Congress had already approved, according to the Government Accountability Office, the nonpartisan auditor of congressional activity."
President Donald Trump announced termination of funding for the $16 billion Gateway Program to add two new Hudson River rail tunnels connecting New Jersey and Manhattan. The existing North River Tunnel carries Amtrak and NJ Transit passengers making 200,000 daily trips. The announcement targeted Sen. Chuck Schumer and prompted swift Democratic criticism that the shutdown is being used as a political weapon. Legal authority to cancel the project outright remained unclear. The Government Accountability Office previously found instances of the administration canceling federally approved funding, and the White House has signaled more cuts if the shutdown continues.
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