NY: House Republicans Push Mulvaney, Trump to Rescind Gateway Funds

A group of House Republicans is urging White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney to rescind funding in last month's omnibus spending package that could go toward a multibillion-dollar rail project in the New York metro region.

In a Thursday letter, 27 GOP members of the House ask the Office of Management and Budget director to press President Trump to withhold the funds for the Gateway Program, a series of projects valued at $30 billion that includes restoring the Hudson River’s North River Tunnel. 

“[W]e urge you to advise the president to include in his message rescissions of budget authority from the appropriations accounts in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (‘the Act’) that could provide funding for the Gateway Program," the lawmakers wrote.

Read the complete article at http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/railroads/384013-house-republicans-push-mulvaney-trump-to-rescind-gateway