"ABC's Jonathan Karl confronted Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) about President Donald Trump offering to unfreeze $16 billion in infrastructure funds if major landmarks were renamed in his honor. Both Punchbowl News and Karl reported on Friday that Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that he would be willing to unfreeze the billions in funds for a major infrastructure project in New York if Schumer agreed to rename two major transportation landmarks New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles Airport in his honor."
"How is that OK?! Karl asked the New York congressman on Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week. Lawler talked about the importance of the project to his district, and argued there was a precedent for Trump's reported demands. Ultimately, this is a negotiation between the two of them that I think can get done, Lawler said. I recall back when I was in New York politics, Andrew Cuomo negotiated the renaming of the of the Triborough Bridge after his former father-in-law, RFK."
President Donald Trump offered to unfreeze $16 billion in infrastructure funds for a New York project if two major transportation landmarks were renamed after him. A New York congressman defended prioritizing the project's completion and cited precedent for renaming infrastructure, referencing a past governor's negotiated renaming of a major bridge. Opponents characterized the proposal as holding funds hostage to secure personal naming. A judge ordered the funds unfrozen for a project that includes a new commuter rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey.
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