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State Chapters => NY/NJ => Topic started by: Kamaji on December 06, 2022, 01:45:23 pm
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‘Black hole’ MTA ‘should not be asking for more money,’ US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds
By Kyle Schnitzer and David Meyer
December 5, 2022
The chronically cash-strapped MTA is a “black hole” that should be audited before getting another dime from the government, US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said Monday.
Tearing into an MTA fare hike proposal alongside Assemblyman Mike Tannousis, Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) called on GOP colleagues in Washington to “audit” the MTA’s use of federal bailout money.
“The MTA is a black hole. They’re constantly asking for more and more money,” Malliotakis railed during a press conference in Brooklyn.
“They really should not be asking for more money at this point. They received $15 billion,” she said. “At what point is it enough where the MTA will be able to actually run it services without hitting our constituents over the head time and again?”
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Source: https://nypost.com/2022/12/05/mta-should-not-be-asking-for-more-money-us-rep-nicole-malliotakis-scolds/