OAN Staff Blake Wolf
12:45 PM – Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The Trump administration announced that it is terminating New York City’s congestion pricing plan, calling it a “slap in the face to working-class Americans.”
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The controversial program began in January, and it charging drivers a $9 fee to enter Manhattan, below 60th Street.
New York officials have previously argued that the toll was put in place in order to decrease the amount of congestion that the Big Apple faces on a daily basis.
“New York State’s congestion pricing plan is a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated.
“Commuters using the highway system to enter New York City have already financed the construction and improvement of these highways through the payment of gas taxes and other taxes. But now the toll program leaves drivers without any free highway alternative, and instead, takes more money from working people to pay for…
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