Trump admin pulls $13B in funding for NY/NJ rail project
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:40 pm
Nice. Maybe we can talk about funding after Schmuck Schumer deals on border security.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12 ... -plan.html
The original Obama-era plan called for costs to be split among New York state, New Jersey and the federal government.
'A local project'
But in a letter Friday, the Trump administration notified New York and New Jersey that the Obama-era deal was now "non-existent" because the states recently requested that their portions be covered by loans from the federal government -- meaning Washington would supply all of the initial funding for what the Trump White House is calling "a local project."