A crucial infrastructure deal to fund a multi-billion-dollar rail tunnel under the Hudson River suffered a major setback Friday, after the Trump Administration announced the project relied on a “non-existent” agreement to secure federal funding. … -existent” agreement to secure Read More
Lawmaker Seeks to Derail $900M for Amtrak Project as Earmark
A North Carolina congressman is working to stop $900 million in a transportation funding bill bound for an Amtrak project in New Jersey that he says violates the House’s ban on earmarks. “We are in the era of no earmarks Read More
Christie Admin: Amtrak displayed ‘total lack of concern’ for public over holiday weekend
Brian Murray, Governor Chris Christie’s press secretary, released the administration’s latest anti-Amtrak salvo on Monday following yet another highly-publicized transportation system meltdown involving a train stuck in a tunnel for hours. “Amtrak’s failure to adequately maintain its facilities was again on Read More
N.J. Congressman Demands Accountability from Amtrak CEO
Congressman Tom MacArthur (R, NJ-03) wants Amtrak’s CEO to answer for last weeks’s train derailment at Penn Station. “Many of my constituents rely on a dependable and functioning transit system to get to work and care for their families—unfortunately this is Read More
Liberal blogger who was there says Gawker’s Christie train story is “shit”
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog When it rains it pours… The gossip blog Gawker kicked a politically hobbled Chris Christie while he was down (and apparently running late) on Sunday, Save Jerseyans, claiming the Governor was ejected Read More
DCCC will keep swinging at (and missing) MacArthur without better candidates
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog This story is pretty easily explainable by looking at New Jersey’s current congressional map, Save Jerseyans. I’ve heard some insiders debate whether Scott Garrett‘s NJ-5 is actually more winnable for the Democrats Read More