{"id":2397250,"date":"2025-01-30T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T02:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pressing-hochul-to-end-congestion-pricing-in-new-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T21:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T02:44:55","slug":"trump-pressing-hochul-to-end-congestion-pricing-in-new-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pressing-hochul-to-end-congestion-pricing-in-new-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pressing Hochul to end congestion pricing in New York &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pressing-hochul-to-end-congestion-pricing-in-new-york-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President \u200dDonald\u2063 Trump has recently communicated his opposition \u200cto\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-suggests-hes-considering-run-for-new-york-governor\/\" title=\"Bill De Blasio Suggests He\u2019s Considering Run For New York Governor\">congestion pricing<\/a> in New York during\u200d two discussions with Governor\u2064 Kathy Hochul. The programme,\u2064 initiated on January 5, has \u2064reportedly\u200d led to a meaningful reduction in vehicle traffic in congested areas of Manhattan, aligning\u2064 with Hochul&#8217;s support for it\u200c as a means to \u200dimprove\u2062 public transportation \u200cthrough funding\u200c from the\u2062 tolls. The Metropolitan \u2063Transit Authority (MTA) has noted positive outcomes from the program,emphasizing its importance for New York City&#8217;s economy and \u200dpublic transit infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>However, opponents \u200cof\u200c the program,\u2064 including New Jersey Governor Phil\u2064 Murphy \u2063and some New york\u2064 Republicans, argue\u2064 that it\u200c adversely affects commuters. They are pushing for its termination, citing \u200cthe additional\u2062 financial \u2063burden on those traveling from \u2064New Jersey to manhattan.Trump \u2063has engaged with these opponents and\u200c has \u200btasked the Department of Transportation to explore options for repealing the\u2064 program, even though he has\u2062 assured Hochul that he will consult her before making any \u200ddecisions. \u2064Further discussions \u200cbetween Trump and Hochul are anticipated to address this issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump pressing Hochul to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-reverses-on-canceling-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hochul reverses on canceling congestion pricing plan - Washington Examiner\">end congestion pricing<\/a> in New York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1963852\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/trump-hochul-discuss-ending-congestion-pricing-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">maintained<\/a> his opposition to congestion pricing in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> New York <\/a>and has spoken to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) twice in the past week about it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hochul wants to keep the program, which has resulted in 1 million fewer vehicles entering the congested spots in Manhattan since its start on Jan. 5, and she is trying to convince Trump to keep it.<\/p>\n<p>The toll helps fund the Metropolitan Transit Authority, an agency that has numerous plans to use the money from congestion pricing to improve the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-authorizes-tsa-to-enforce-joe-biden-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Homeland Security Authorizes TSA to Enforce Joe Biden Mask Mandate\">public transportation system<\/a>. The MTA believes the program has produced &ldquo;undeniably positive results.&rdquo; Hochul wants to keep that going.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America&rsquo;s economy relies on New York City, and New York City relies on public transit &mdash; that&rsquo;s why Gov. Hochul will always advocate for funding the commuter rail, subways and buses that fuel the economic growth of the greatest city in the world,&rdquo; a spokesperson for Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/trump-hochul-discuss-ending-congestion-pricing-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>But opponents of the program, including Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and New York Republicans, say the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">toll hurts everyday commuters<\/a>. Murphy sent a letter to Trump last week urging him to terminate the program as he had promised.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The resulting congestion pricing plan is a disaster for working- and middle-class New Jersey commuters and residents who need or want to visit Lower Manhattan and now need to pay a big fee on top of the bridge and tunnel tolls they already pay. And adding insult to injury, New Jersey communities are not being fully compensated for the additional traffic and attendant pollution that will be re-routed to them because of congestion pricing,&rdquo; Murphy wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) have met with Trump about ending the program. Malliotakis, a Staten Island Republican, said Trump has &ldquo;tasked the Department of Transportation to come up with options he has to halt the program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lawler said Trump told him in their meeting last week that congestion pricing &ldquo;needs to be killed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has told Hochul that he will not end the program without speaking to her first, CBS News reported.<\/p>\n<p>He will speak with her again next week about the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1963852\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1963852\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump urges Hochul to abolish New York&#8217;s congestion pricing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-Hochul.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44648,8433,32120,3634],"class_list":["post-2397250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congestion-pricing","tag-hochul","tag-new-york","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-Hochul.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397250"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397254,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397250\/revisions\/2397254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}