President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday that $18 billion in infrastructure projects in New York City will be put on hold due to Democrats’ shutdown of the government.
“Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,” Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought wrote, adding that the government would put on hold the Hudson Tunnel Project as well as the Second Ave Subway.
The Department of Transportation released a statement, noting that the Department has issued an interim final rule that bars race- and sex-based contracting requirements for federal grants:
Secretary Duffy’s position on the DBE program is clear – subsidizing infrastructure contracts with taxpayer dollars
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