{"id":2570413,"date":"2026-02-16T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-declares-federal-government-will-not-pay-ny-nj-gateway-cost-overruns\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:47:35","slug":"trump-declares-federal-government-will-not-pay-ny-nj-gateway-cost-overruns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-declares-federal-government-will-not-pay-ny-nj-gateway-cost-overruns\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump declares federal government will not pay NY-NJ &#8216;Gateway&#8217; cost overruns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-declares-federal-government-will-not-pay-ny-nj-gateway-cost-overruns%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=2570413&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>The article reports that President Donald Trump is pressuring Democrats over the Gateway Tunnel project and the Northeast Corridor renovations between Newark, New Jersey, and New York City. Trump argues that the Gateway plan will cost far more than projected and could be financially ruinous for the region unless overruns are avoided through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-county-defends-maskless-emmys-claims-exceptions-are-fine-for-television-productions\/\" title=\"LA County Defends Maskless Emmys, Claims Exceptions Are Fine For \u2018Television Productions\u2019\">careful planning<\/a>. He says the federal government will not pay for any cost overruns\u2014\u201cNOT ONE DOLLAR\u201d\u2014even as talks continue to prevent such overruns.The piece notes ongoing funding disputes, with onyl a small portion of the required federal money released and delays costing about $20 million per month. New jersey, New York, and the Gateway progress Commission have sued the Trump administration for breach of contract, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal appellate hearing<\/a> is scheduled for February 23. the Gateway project involves constructing two new rail tunnels under the Hudson river to address aging infrastructure and the damage from Hurricane sandy, aiming to improve the Northeast Corridor.  <\/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 declares the federal government will not pay for NY-NJ &lsquo;Gateway&rsquo; cost overruns: &lsquo;NOT ONE DOLLAR&rsquo;<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504885\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is putting more pressure on Democrats over the Gateway Tunnel expansion and renovation of the Northeast Corridor rail line&nbsp;between Newark, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\">New Jersey<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am opposed to the future boondoggle known as &lsquo;Gateway,&rsquo; in New York\/New Jersey, because it will cost many BILLIONS OF DOLLARS more than projected or anticipated, much like Gavin Newscum&rsquo;s &lsquo;Railroad&rsquo; to nowhere,&rdquo; Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. &ldquo;Gateway will likewise be financially catastrophic for the region, unless hard work and proper planning is done, NOW, to avoid insurmountable future cost overruns.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4458043\/repair-potomac-river-sewage-pipe-take-nine-months\/\">Full repair of broken Potomac River sewage pipe expected to take nine months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4453839\/dc-planning-committee-renovation-pennsylvania-avenue-prioritize-capitol-views\/\">DC planning committee outlines renovation of Pennsylvania Avenue to prioritize views of the Capitol<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4453365\/dc-water-e-coli-rate-potomac-sewage-spill\/\">DC Water says E. coli rate from Potomac sewage spill 100 times higher than reported<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump added that, &ldquo;under no circumstances, will the Federal Government be responsible for ANY COST OVERRUNS &ndash; NOT ONE DOLLAR!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Federal Government is willing to meet, however, to make sure that this does not happen!&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Also, the naming of PENN Station (I LOVE Pennsylvania, but it is a direct competitor to New York, and &lsquo;eating New York&rsquo;s lunch!&rsquo;) to TRUMP STATION, was brought up by certain politicians and construction union heads, not me &ndash; IT IS JUST MORE FAKE NEWS!&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4458056\/europe-rubio-remarks-munich-vance-fiery-address\/\"><strong>EUROPE BRACES FOR RUBIO REMARKS IN MUNICH AFTER VANCE&rsquo;S FIERY ADDRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters that Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) was the one who proposed renaming Penn Station New York&nbsp;after him, though <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House <\/a>press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> appeared to contradict that claim during a briefing last week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was something the president floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration last week, in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-aides-privately-relieved-courts-reinstated-remain-in-mexico-policy-amid-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Aides Privately \u2018Relieved\u2019 Courts Reinstated \u2018Remain In Mexico\u2019 Policy Amid Border Crisis\">federal court order<\/a>, released the first $30 million of&nbsp;about $205 million in federal funding required to resume the Gateway Tunnel project, construction of which was paused earlier this month because of the lack of funds.<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for the Gateway Development Commission have told reporters construction will not resume properly until it receives the full $205 million in funding, with delays costing&nbsp;$20 million a month.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey, New York, and the Gateway Development Commission have sued the Trump administration for being in breach of the contract signed by former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s administration in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>The next court date regarding the broader funding issue is a federal appellate court hearing on Feb. 23.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4458056\/europe-rubio-remarks-munich-vance-fiery-address\/\"><strong>EUROPE BRACES FOR RUBIO REMARKS IN MUNICH AFTER VANCE&rsquo;S FIERY ADDRESS<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project includes plans to build two new rail tunnels underneath the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York and address concerns with the existing tunnels, some of which were damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration started withholding funding for the Gateway Tunnel project last October amid disputes over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democratic-senator-comes-out-against-bidens-vaccine-mandate-supports-legislation-to-overturn\/\" title=\"Top Democratic Senator Comes Out Against Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate, Supports Legislation To Overturn\">federal government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>President Trump is pressuring Democrats over the Gateway Tunnel project and insists the federal government will not cover any cost overruns. He argues Gateway is a costly boondoggle that could cost billions more than planned unless steps are taken immediately to prevent future overruns. He states flatly that the federal government will not pay a single dollar of overruns, though he says the administration is willing to meet to avoid them. He also claimed that renaming Penn Station to \u201cTrump Station\u201d was proposed by others, not himself, calling it fake news; a White House aide later suggested the president had floated the idea with Senate Leader Schumer, a claim the aide contradicted later.<\/p>\n<p>The administration began releasing $30 million of the roughly $205 million needed to restart Gateway after a court order, with supporters noting that full funding is required and delays cost about $20 million per month. New Jersey, New York, and the Gateway Development Commission have sued the Trump administration for breaching a Biden-era contract, and a federal appellate court hearing on the funding dispute is set for February 23. The $16 billion Gateway project includes two new tunnels under the Hudson River to address issues with the existing tunnels damaged in 2012 by Hurricane Sandy, with construction paused previously due to funding disputes and the federal shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2570414,"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\/2026\/02\/AP26046701654634.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73901,52707,73900,73902,3634],"class_list":["post-2570413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-costoverruns","tag-federalbudget","tag-gatewayproject","tag-ny-nj","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26046701654634.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570413","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570413"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570417,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570413\/revisions\/2570417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}