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Trump administration kills New York City's congestion pricing


The Trump administration is moving ahead with its plan to kill New York City’s congestion pricing – a controversial program designed to help raise millions in critical infrastructure funding.

The Trump administration is moving ahead with its plan to kill New York City’s congestion pricing – a controversial program designed to help raise millions in critical infrastructure funding. “New York State’s congestion pricing plan is a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners,” Duffy wrote in his letter. President Trump, whose Manhattan home is in the center of the congestion zone, had also made his dislike of the program clear, vowing to kill the toll soon after he took office.

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