US EditionTrump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
- Thursday, CNN reported that President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month he would lift his hold on $16 billion for the Gateway project only if Penn Station and Washington Dulles International Airport were renamed for him.
- Amid that branding push, officials say Trump halted funding late last year, with Democratic officials claiming it was politically motivated after he moved to halt the project.
- Two people familiar with the discussion described Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's prompt refusal, and Punchbowl News and Jake Sherman reported the White House asked Schumer to support renaming Dulles and Penn Station last month.
- The Gateway tunnel commission warned it may halt construction and lay off roughly 1,000 workers soon, while New York and New Jersey sued earlier this week alleging the funding freeze is unlawful.
- With little movement in the GOP-controlled Congress, the Office of Management and Budget and Russell Vought previously held up $8 billion in clean energy projects across 18 blue states, showing a pattern of holds and limited legislative support.
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Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him
New York Governor Kathy Hochul responded to Trump's reported proposal on social media with a "counteroffer" that would rename Trump Tower in Manhattan as "Hochul Tower."
Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed after him, source says
The US president offered to drop his funding freeze for a US$16 billion New York tunnel project if key Democrats would support naming Dulles Airport and Penn Station after him.
The President of the United States seeks to leave his mark on the country as none of his predecessors has ever done before.
Schumer rejected Trump’s offer to unfreeze $16B for Gateway tunnel in exchange for renaming Penn Station and Dulles Airport after him
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) rejected an offer from President Trump last month to release $16 billion in federal funds for the Gateway tunnel project in exchange for backing the renaming of New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s Dulles International Airport after him.
Trump: I'll Release Federal Funding If Schumer Renames Airport And Train Station After Me
President Donald Trump is now saying he'll allow several billion dollars to flow to New York on one condition — that he be able to add his name to major landmarks.CNN reported Thursday that Trump communicated to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that he would be willing to lift his hold on $16 billion for a long-planned railway project connecting New York and New Jersey underneath the Hudson River. However, the president said he woul…
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