Pallone: Trump Freeze of Congressionally Approved Gateway Funding Puts Jobs, Regional Economy at Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today condemned President Trump’s decision to freeze federal funding that Congress already approved for the Gateway Tunnel project saying:

“Trump froze federal funding Congress already approved for the Gateway Tunnel, and now nearly 1,000 union workers who are on the project right now are about to be sent home and construction is days from shutting down. Over the life of the Gateway Tunnel project, we’re going to see 100,000 jobs created and 20 billion dollars in economic activity, but Trump is willing to blow that up because of some made up culture war. Existing Hudson River rail tunnels are 115 years old, they were wrecked by Sandy, and if just one of those tunnels breaks down, three out of every four trains into New York stop running. Trump can restore Gateway funding today or he can own the damage he is about to cause to commuters and the regional economy. This is plain reckless, and New Jersey knows exactly who is responsible.”