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Malliotakis on the Revival of NYC’s Congestion Pricing Scheme

NEW YORK, NY – 

Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-R) released on November 14 the following statement regarding Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to revive New York City’s Congestion Pricing scheme that will charge commuters $9 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street:

“The city’s Congestion Pricing plan did not receive the scrutiny and environmental review required under federal NEPA law. With Governor Hochul now changing the terms of this cash grab, the MTA’s Traffic Mobility Review Board must allow a new public comment period and the Federal Highway Administration should require the MTA to complete an Environmental Impact Statement to determine this new proposal’s impact on traffic, pollution and the economy. In the meantime, Borough President Fossella and I still have pending litigation challenging Congestion Pricing, which we hope will prevail in federal court. We also continue to reiterate our concerns to the incoming Trump Administration and have confidence that he will terminate this burdensome tax on commuters once he assumes office”.

Malliotakis is a founding member of the bipartisan Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus that has introduced several pieces of legislation to stop congestion pricing. This week she joined a bipartisan group of local elected officials in urging Governor Hochul to scrap Congestion Pricing all together, and Congressional colleagues in writing to the incoming Trump Administration requesting he terminate the plan upon assuming office.