Gottheimer and D’Esposito Join Forces Against Congestion Pricing

Len Berman and Michael Riedel talked with Democratic NJ Representative Josh Gottheimer and Republican NY Representative Anthony D'Esposito about their bipartisan plan to take down the MTA's congestion pricing plan.

Gottheimer and D'Esposito have put their heads together and built a bipartisan piece of legislation that demands the MTA show us their books. Last year alone the MTA lost over 700 million dollars to fare beaters and are currently running on a 3-billion-dollar deficit. Rep D'Esposito said, "The MTA has been treating people like they are their ATMs." Gottheimer said, "The MTA believes they can get away with murder and have been using commuters' piggy banks to fund their money blackhole for years." Both politicians have asked to see the MTA's books so they can tell the public how their money is being spent but have refused to do so. "The MTA doesn't care about us said D'Esposito," it's like they are giving us the finger."

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