NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill is expected to meet with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to discuss the importance of the Gateway Tunnel Project as part of her "Driving Down Costs" tour ahead of Election Day.

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump terminated federal support for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel Project, which would build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River while the existing tunnel is rehabilitated.

Hours after the government shutdown began, the Trump administration moved to pause funding and review contracts for two major area transit projects, the Hudson Gateway Tunnel and the Second Avenue Subway extension project. White House budget director Russ Vought claimed that the spending was based on "unconstitutional" diversity, equity and in

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