Fighting Over Funding for Gateway Doesn’t End With Spending Bill
- Omnibus bill makes money available, without mentioning project
- Trump argues that New York and New Jersey must pay more
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The battle over designating money for the Northeast Corridor rail project is finished, but the war over funding it goes on.
The $1.3 trillion spending measure approved by the House on Thursday doesn’t contain direct financing for the Gateway rail tunnel and bridge project linking New Jersey and New York City after President Donald Trump made his firm opposition clear to Republicans in Congress.