Trump administration freezes New York City infrastructure funds
In a statement on Wednesday, a senior official said that the Trump administration froze about $ 18 billion for two major infrastructure projects in New York.
Allocated for financing Hudson River Tunnel Project And Second street metro The project said Management and Budget Office Director Russell Vought.
Vought announced the freezing in the publications on the social media site X.
“In order to ensure that financing does not flow on the basis of contrary to the constitution, the New York City infrastructure projects were roughly waiting for $ 18 billion,” VoughT said.
DEI refers to the policies of diversity, equality and inclusion, which has become a target for Trump administration.
The US Management and Budget Office Director (OMB) Russell (Russell) Vought speaks to journalists other than the Western wing of the White House on 17 July 2025, Washington.
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On this basis, it was not immediately clear what triggered freezing.
However, the Ministry of Transport, then secretary Sean Duffy’s position on the DBE program is open – infrastructure contracts based on discriminatory principles of taxpayer dollars with dollars with the contrary to the Constitution, against the laws of civil rights and the taxpayer’s sources, “he said.
Point in a statement, ” Temporary Final Rule (IFR) to prevent federal grants from racing and gender-based contract requirements “and” Letters to New York, two mega projects- 2nd Street Subway and Hudson Tunnel- to declare whether the practices contrary to the constitution occurred.
“The episode focuses on these projects because probably the largest infrastructure initiatives in the Western Hemisphere and the American people want to complete them quickly and efficiently.” He said.
“Until USDot’s rapid administrative review is completed, project repayments, including $ 300 million for the 2nd street metro, cannot be processed. The remaining federal financing for these projects is approximately $ 18 billion.
“Bad news continues to come,” the New York government Kathy Hochul said.
“They’re trying to cause cultural wars, Ho Hochul said at a press conference, according to Associated Press, to discuss the closure of the federal government. “A partnership with Washington looks like standing here. We’ve done our part. We’re ready to build. He’s going on.”
“And now we understand that they decide to put their own comments about the appropriate culture before our needs and needs of a nation.” He said.
Vought’s announcement came on the first day of the closure of the US government after the Congress’s Federal Agencies and Services could not pass the stopwater invoices that will operate at least seven weeks at least seven weeks.
Financing ice cream is not a result of closing, but DOT said that the projects examination will take longer than normal due to closure.
“Thanks to the closure of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeferveries, USDOT will take more time for New York to examine the contrary to the constitution,” Dot referred to the Senate’s minority leader and both democratic Parliament Minority Leader from New York. He said.
“Without the budget, the department had to force the civil rights personnel responsible for conducting this review.
“This is an unfortunate wounded of the undecided decision of the radical democrats to keep the federal government hostage to benefit illegal immigrants,” DOT said Dot. He said.
