Senator Booker Criticizes Trump's Blockade of Gateway Tunnel Funding

Gateway Tunnel Project Funding Dispute

• 🚆 Senator Cory Booker condemned President Trump's decision to halt funding for the critical Gateway Tunnel project.
• 💡 Booker emphasized that the project is bipartisan, with funding previously approved by Congress.
• ⚠️ The President's action is described as reckless and cruel, potentially putting a thousand construction workers out of a job and risking the regional economy.

Presidential Authority and Trust

• 🏛️ Booker stated that the President does not have the legal right to stop a congressionally approved project.
• 💔 He accused the President of breaking his word repeatedly and acting out of personal desire to put his name on the project, rather than for the public good.
• 🇺🇸 Booker appealed to American pride, highlighting that the workers involved represent the nation, not a political party.