Gateway Project Mired in DC Politics

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Pres. Trump is using the Gateway project as a political pawn in a chess game with Sen. Charles Schumer.

NEW YORK CITY—The fate of the estimated $30 billion Gateway project that aims to rebuild two aging Hudson River rail tubes is the focus of what has become commonplace in Washington, DC— partisan political squabbling.

The critical infrastructure project is pitting New Jersey and New York state government leaders against the Trump administration. Specifically, some Gateway project supporters have pointed to a story earlier this month in the Washington Post that President Donald Trump is trying to kill the Gateway project by pressing House Speaker Paul Ryan to block $950 million in funding for the project. Trump’s opposition to the project reportedly stems from a dispute with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York.