ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in the nation's capital to urge President Donald Trump to commit federal funding for a new rail tunnel below the Hudson River.
The Democrat was scheduled for a midday meeting Wednesday with the Republican president and U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
Trump's administration has clashed with officials in New York and New Jersey over a funding plan for the tunnel project.
The existing Amtrak tunnel is a century old and needs extensive renovations. Experts say a new tunnel is essential to ensuring reliable rail travel throughout the entire northeast.
The two states had pledged to pay half of the estimated $13 billion price tag under a deal worked out with the Obama administration. The Trump administration now says there was never any agreement.
