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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Trump administration has made a move to end New York City’s congestion pricing program.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation publicized a letter pulling federal approval for the controversial tolling program.
In the letter, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed Gov. Kathy Hochul that the Federal Highway Administration would be rescinding approval for the program.
On the heels of the Trump administration announcing Wednesday that it is moving to end congestion pricing in New York City, Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a fierce critic of the toll, joined NY1 to air her thoughts on the decision.
President Donald Trump's administration has moved to block the New York City congestion pricing toll program.
Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis floated a pair of bills Monday that would give elderly Americans deeper tax cuts, The Post can reveal, as House Republicans are totaling up deductions for a massive package they want to send to President Trump’s desk later this year.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. â Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) is planning to discuss getting money back on the table for the World Trade Center Health Program during her Mar-a-Lago visit this weekend.
Funding for the program, which treats survivors and first responders for health conditions contracted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, beyond 2027 was cut from the countryâs budget in December 2024.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) has joined two of her congressional colleagues from New Jersey in reintroducing bills to curb NYC congestion pricing.
Last week, Malliotakis along with Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) submitted bills that would impact the MTA’s controversial tolling plan.
After four years of towering inflation, some Republican lawmakers are seeking to index major tax breaks to inflation as they begin crafting major fiscal policy legislation.
President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has elevated the problem of wasteful spending from think-tank white papers to a national cover story. With $36 trillion in national debt — more than $300,000 per taxpayer — there’s a lot of spending to slash.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) said she had a “productive” meeting with incoming President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.
The congresswoman said she, along with a contingent of other Republican House members, discussed a variety of topics with Trump, including state and local tax (SALT) deductions, congestion pricing, the World Trade Center Health Program, and more, ahead of “the upcoming reconciliation package.”
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis challenged Democrats to help House Republicans increase the state and local tax deduction as she blamed them for overtaxing New York residents in the first place.