"On Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appeared at a construction site alongside union leaders to push for the release of the remaining funds, which were frozen in October amid a record-breaking government shutdown. It cannot continue like this, Hochul, a Democrat, told workers at the site. The workers need to know that that job is going to be there: the one they signed up for, the one they trained for, the one they're so proud of."
"The federal government had pledged billions in support for the project, considered to be vital for transportation and safety reasons. But on October 1, one day into a historically long government shutdown, the Trump administration announced it would suspend $18bn in funding for the project that had already been granted. The move was designed to pressure Democrats and Democrat-aligned jurisdictions to comply with Republican demands to end the shutdown."
"But Trump hinted at the time that some of the programming cuts could be permanent. The shutdown ended after 43 days in November, and still, the funding for the New York City tunnel project remained frozen. Democrats decried the freeze an act of political revenge. It should concern every American that the Trump Administration is willing to harm working families and our nation's economy to punish Democrats, Representative Jerry Nadler of New York sa"
A $77m federal release was confirmed but described as insufficient relative to the total owed for new tunnels and bridges linking New York and New Jersey. Funds for the Gateway Program and the Northeast Corridor project were frozen in October during a record-breaking government shutdown after the Trump administration suspended $18bn already granted. Governor Kathy Hochul and union leaders pressed for release of the remaining funds to protect jobs. The shutdown lasted 43 days, and funding remained frozen afterward. Democrats characterized the freeze as political revenge and warned of harm to working families and the economy.
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