Malliotakis Joins Bipartisan Group of Elected Officials to Unite Against Potential Return of Congestion Pricing
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Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis joined on November 12 a bipartisan group of local elected officials to unite against the potential return of Congestion Pricing in light of President Trump winning the 2024 election and vowing to terminate the program during his first week back in office.
“We’re here today to talk about congestion pricing and how we want to continue the pause and stop it all together”, said State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton. “I proudly joined a bipartisan lawsuit – with Borough President Vito Fossella, the UFT, the colleagues you see here behind me – to stop Congestion Pricing from starting. I rallied against it, and was vocal not only about the financial implication, but the environmental detriment to my district as well, which you can read in the MTA’s own environmental impact study. Staten Island already has high asthma rates, high cancer rates, and this plan shows that every pollutant will increase and our air quality will get worse if this is implemented…Governor, I urge you to not lift the pause on Congestion Pricing and to let this program lapse”.
