Gillibrand Statement On Imminent Construction Pause Of Gateway Project

Gillibrand Statement On Imminent Construction Pause Of Gateway Project

Jan 27, 2026

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, released the following statement regarding reports that the Trump administration's continued withholding of federal funding could imminently halt construction of the Hudson Tunnel Gateway Project. The $16 billion project is expected to create approximately 95,000 direct and indirect jobs and would construct a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York City, which over 200,000 people rely upon every day.

"New Yorkers will not tolerate the Trump administration playing political games with our workers or our economy. The Hudson Tunnel Gateway Project is already supporting thousands of good-paying union jobs, generating billions of dollars in regional economic activity, and sustaining domestic suppliers and manufacturers.

Further delays in completing what the administration previously characterized as a 'quick administrative review' and the continued withholding of federal funding are inexcusable. These actions put union workers and families across New York and New Jersey at risk and threaten the most critical infrastructure project in the nation.

As ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, I am demanding that President Trump, Secretary Duffy, and OMB Director Russ Vought immediately release the federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel project. New Yorkers will not be treated as political pawns in this administration's twisted game of chess."

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