The Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) speaks at the National Conservative Convention on 3 September 2025.
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Trump administration The Transport Department for two projects for the improvement of Chicago on Friday settled $ 2.1 billion Transit System.
In a statement, DOT made two Congress Democratic leaders – Sen Chak Shumar and Rape. Hakim Jeffrees – convicted for the government’s shutdown, which the department claimed would slow down the review of the Chicago projects to ensure that they do not include “unconstitutional practices” related to the breed or gender of construction workers.
The statement discussed a point of the Trump administration that Democrats in the Congress are refusing to vote for a short -term funding agreement that will reopen the government as they insist on providing health care benefits for “illegal immigrants”.
Democrats say that the lie designed to distract from its goal of continuing claim is claimed Cheap Care Act health insurance scheme subsidy For over 20 million Americans.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell watt First announced freeze on Chicago projects Friday Morning.
This was the third time in recent times when he revealed the action of money by targeting the Trump administration. City and states led by Democrats,
chairman Donald Trump And Republican MPs have convicted Democrats in the Congress for shutdown, who hit their third day on Friday.
Trump said on Thursday that Shutdown gave him an “unprecedented opportunity” to cut “Democrat agencies”.
On Wednesday, Vought revealed that the Transport Department was 18 billion dollars cold Federal funds for two major infrastructure projects in New York City. Both Shumor and Jeffri are from New York City.
Later on the same day, he said that the Department of Energy had almost canceled $ 8 billion in funding for climate related projects And other efforts in 16 states, all of which were won by Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
On Friday, in a post on X, Vught wrote, “$ 2.1 billion in Chicago Infrastructure Projects Red line expansion And this Red and purple modernization project -It is placed in the grip to ensure that money is not flowing through money-based contracts. ,
On December 19, 2023 in Chicago, a rider leads a rider to board a red line train at CTA Grand Station.
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Both projects are maintained by the Chicago Transit Authority, which operates the city’s train and bus system.
The Red Line Extension Project will be expanded at a distance of 5.5 miles of the train line, with four new stations at the 130th Street from 95th/Dan Ryan between the current terminal. The red and purple modernization project is reconstructing infrastructure with those colorful train lines.
US DOT later said on Friday, “This week, USDOT released one Interim final rule (IFR) Race from Federal Grant- and prevent sex-based contracting requirements. ,
Dot said, “To continue the implementation of this rule, USDOT today sent letters to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) whether” two CTA projects “are also under administrative review to determine whether any unconstitutional practices are happening,” said that “said.
The department said, “This is in addition to reviewing the second Avenue Metro and Hudson Tunnel Projects of New York.” “Illinois, like New York, well known promote Race- and sex-based contracts and other racial preferences as one public policy,
The DOT also stated that the Americans “did not care whether the breed or gender construction workers, pipefitors, or electricians. They just want these massive projects to be built quickly and efficiently.”
The department said, “Unfortunately, the decision of Chak Shumar and Hakim Zafreese’s government has negatively influenced the department’s staffing resources to fulfill this important analysis.”
Dot said, “We urge Democrats in Congress to take the federal government’s budget hostage so that USDOT can return to important work of American people.”
The department said, “Benefits for illegal migrants are not worth possible impacts for important investments in our country’s transport infrastructure.”
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