New York Gov. Kathy Hochul defended her state’s congestion pricing program in New York City on Sunday, reaffirming her commitment to legally challenging President Donald Trump’s recent move to strike the program’s federal approval.
“The people in my state need to know I’m willing to take the fight wherever I have to,” Hochul said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
She added: “It’s going to the courts. I believe we will be victorious in the courts and this program will continue.”
Hochul met with Trump in Washington on Friday in a bid to salvage the congestion pricing plan, which imposes a $9 toll on drivers entering certain sections of Manhattan during peak hours and smaller tolls during other hours.
Last week, Trump moved to revoke the program’s federal approval through the U.S. Department of Transportation. New York transit officials have already filed a legal challenge to Trump’s action.
She also defended the program against recent critiques from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who argues congestion pricing hurts working class Americans.
“With all due respect to the state of New Jersey, they do not tell us in New York what to do, nor does Washington when it comes to policies that we believe are going to reduce congestion,” she said. More here