Chicago – March 04, 2025
With Republicans in control of the White House and Congress, those against the G.O.P.’s direction are looking to Democratic governors to stand up to Trump’s administration.
Among them is New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is currently locked in a fight with the Trump administration over the president’s demand to scrap a hard-fought congestion pricing program in New York City, which began in January.
The program’s goal is to reduce traffic in the most populous city in the country and raise money to upgrade its transit infrastructure by charging a $9 toll for most vehicles entering central Manhattan during rush hour. The administration says it must end by March 21.
Hochul told the news that she will “fight back hard” against the administration’s demands, and added that it’s up to Democratic governors to be the “firewall” as Republicans in Congress weigh slashing social safety net programs.
