Nadler Statement On Amtrak's Lack Of Transparency Throughout Developer Selection Process

Amtrak's announcement comes after fierce opposition from Congressman Nadler, New York elected officials, and New York residents throughout the corrupt, closed-door process

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) released the following statement after Trump's Department of Transportation announced the developer for the New York Penn Station:

"Amtrak just handed a developer the future of Penn Station - the same way this administration does everything - in secret, without New Yorkers, and for the benefit of Donald Trump and his political allies.

"There was not a single public hearing, no consultation with the MTA or the State and City of New York, and most egregiously, there was no transparency on the cost of this massive undertaking. This was not a selection process. It was a backroom deal dressed up as one, and the only fingerprints on it belong to Donald Trump and his donors.

"Penn Station must be renovated. But this mess is not a renovation; it is the Trump administration taking over the largest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere. The Penn Station developer was selected with no idea of the cost, no plan that anyone in the public has seen, and no voice for the people who will pay for it.

Amtrak and the US Department of Transportation have failed New Yorkers - and we will not let this stand."

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