Conservative lawmakers are preparing to ask the Trump administration to strip funding that could be used for the Gateway project, a prospective tunnel between New York and New Jersey, from the spending deal President Trump signed last month, despite the White House’s assertion that the deal never included Gateway money.
More than a dozen House conservative members — including House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a fierce opponent of Gateway — had signed a letter by Friday asking the administration to cut money that could be used for the project out of the budget. Lawmakers plan to send the letter to Trump’s budget office on Wednesday, according to a congressional aide, and GOP leaders seem willing to consider backing the removal of potential Gateway funding.
