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NJ congressmen to introduce bill to fight back against NYC congestion pricing

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RudyBalasko

FORT LEE, N.J. (1010 WINS) Two NJ congressman will announce legislation Thursday that could cut federal funding to New York or the MTA if New Jersey drivers are forced to pay two tolls for one trip into Manhattan.

Democratic Congressmen Josh Gottheimer and Bill Pascrell will introduce the bill, which Gottheimer says is not about revenge but about fairness.


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New Jersey leaders believe that the 150,000 New Jerseyans who cross the George Washington Bridge daily should be exempt from the congestion pricing fee.

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"That's unacceptable. That's a double taxation which we can't envision so that needs to be included and I hope somewhere in here when they whack all this money up that there's some of it that gets invested to relieve the burden that New Jersey commuters have," said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

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