NY and NJ Lawmakers Press Ryan on Gateway Project Funding

A group of Republican lawmakers from New York and New Jersey met with Speaker Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday to emphasize the importance of a multibillion-dollar rail project the Trump administration has backed away from in recent months.

Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) said he asked for the meeting, which comes as a vote on the upcoming omnibus spending bill appears to move to next week. Reps. Peter King (R-N.Y.), Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.), Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) and John Faso (R-N.Y.) also participated.

“The president has indicated that he might veto it,” Lance told reporters. “But Paul Ryan has no problem with Gateway funding.”

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