Trump Threatens To Shut Down Government Rather Than Fund Gateway Tunnel
President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the government rather than fund the Gateway Tunnel project, according to a published report.
Trump said he would veto legislation funding the government through Sept. 30 if it included money for a new tunnel linking New Jersey and Manhattan, according to Politico, which cited multiple sources.
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Trump's threat accelerated his efforts to kill the project, which he initially appeared to endorse at a White House meeting with New Jersey and New York officials last September.
The president earlier pressured House Republicans to drop a $900 million allocation for Gateway, which involves building a new tunnel under the Hudson River for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains and replacing the Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River.
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