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The Trump administration announced Wednesday it would withhold $18 billion in federal funding from two major New York City transportation projects. Democrats say it’s meant as punishment.

“It’s horrible. He’s selectively thinking he’s using it to target New York or Democrats, but this is something that’s important not just to the city and state of New York but to surrounding states, to our economy,” Rep. Grace Meng, a Democrat who represents part of Queens, told NOTUS. “I imagine he will hear from even his friends and allies in New York.”

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