WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Andy Kim issued the following press release:

Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the announcement that workers will be forced to stop construction on the Gateway Project starting February 6th (https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/gateway-to-shutter-in-10-days-after-trump-funding-freeze/) due to lack of funds (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/nyregion/hudson-tunnel-gateway-funding.html). This comes after the Trump Administration halted roughly $12 billion in federal funding that had been previously allocated to ensure completion of this project by 2035, bringing upgraded transit infrastructure and thousands of jobs to New Jersey.

"We can't afford to let funding for Gat...