The Trump administration is targeting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with a $18 billion threat to freeze infrastructure funding for the New York City area in retaliation for the government shutdown, according to key Democrats.
“Let’s open our eyes. This isn’t a functioning democracy any longer when — in the middle of a high stakes funding fight — the President illegally suspends federal projects in states run by Democrats as a way to punish the political opposition,” Sen.
The freeze is the latest ...