{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-kim-lead-nj-delegation-members-in-demanding-release-of-federal-funds-for-critical-gateway-program", "Booker, Kim Lead NJ Delegation Members in Demanding Release of Federal Funds for Critical Gateway Program", "2025-10-01", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "WASHINGTON D.C. \u2013\u2013 In response to President Trump directing the U.S. Department of Transportation to withhold billions in congressionally allocated federal funds for the Gateway Program, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) led members of New Jersey\u2019s congressional delegation in condemning the politically motivated decision:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation to halt the Hudson Tunnel Project is a direct attack on every New Jerseyan who relies on public transportation to get to work, take their kids to school, or operate their business.\n\n\u201cThe progress we\u2019ve made in securing funding for this project comes after years of listening to and working with New Jerseyans on both sides of the aisle and enacting policies that invigorate our state and regional economies and ensures New Jersey remains a place where families of all backgrounds can thrive.\n\n\u201cAt this moment, we need to find solutions to reopen the government and address the very real crisis New Jerseyans are facing when it comes to the rising cost of healthcare. We will not and cannot do that by holding New Jersey\u2019s critical infrastructure projects hostage.\n\n\u201cCongress approved this money; it\u2019s being spent to strengthen our state; the Trump Administration should remove the hold on it immediately and let our neighbors get back to work building our future.\u201d\n\nSenators Booker and Kim were joined by U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), Robert Menendez, Jr. (D-NJ-08), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01).\n\nRelated:\n\nBooker Announces $444 Million in Federal Grants for Rail Projects Benefiting New Jersey Commuters\n\nBooker Applauds Full Funding for Hudson Tunnel Project\n\nBooker Calls for Swift Action to Address Delays on the Northeast Corridor\n\nBooker Statement on Hudson Tunnel Project New Jersey Groundbreaking", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-kim-lead-nj-delegation-members-in-demanding-release-of-federal-funds-for-critical-gateway-program"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2342871632426977, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}