Trump threatens veto over Gateway tunnel funding

[Swordsmyth]

President Donald Trump has threatened to veto a massive omnibus spending package if it includes money for the Gateway tunnel project in New York City, according to multiple sources.
Trump's threat has complicated the outlook for the $1 trillion-plus spending measure, which Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) want to pass before government funding runs out on March 23.



While it is highly unusual for a Republican president to threaten a veto on a funding bill coming from a GOP-run Congress — and risking a potential government shutdown — Trump is adamant in his opposition to the federal government underwriting the project, the sources said.

More at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...ng-veto-445926

[goldenequity]

hahaha... Taking on King and Schumer. nvr seen anything like it.

[Madison320]

President Donald Trump has threatened to veto a massive omnibus spending package if it includes money for the Gateway tunnel project in New York City, according to multiple sources.
Trump's threat has complicated the outlook for the $1 trillion-plus spending measure, which Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) want to pass before government funding runs out on March 23.



While it is highly unusual for a Republican president to threaten a veto on a funding bill coming from a GOP-run Congress — and risking a potential government shutdown — Trump is adamant in his opposition to the federal government underwriting the project, the sources said.

More at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...ng-veto-445926

It's good to know that Trump's support of spending increases is not unlimited.

[acptulsa]

It's good to know that Trump's support of spending increases is not unlimited.

Yes, it is. But is he opposing that because the people who elected him don't see why they should pay for capital improvements for the wealthiest city in the country, or is he just paying back old grudges against the New York Political Machine?