Hour 2: Uber allegedly wants Congestion Pricing in NYC because they profit more from it.

Mark Simone

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4.4 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Governor Phil Murphy agrees with Trump's decision to kill congestion pricing even though he isn't a huge supporter of him. Kash Patel is getting closer to being confirmed. Mark Takes Your Calls! Mark Interviews Nassau county executive Bruce Blakeman. Bruce Blakeman gives his take on Congestion Pricing. Governor Kathy Hochul could keep the Tolls in NYC depending on how the lawsuits play out. Mr. Blakeman is up for reelection this year.

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0:00.0	Mr. New York.
0:02.0	Mark Simone on 710 W.O.R.
0:08.6	Well, let's get to this hour, the congestion pricing.
0:13.3	Now, how does this work exactly?
0:15.1	The federal study is where you get the approval from.
0:20.7	Biden, Democrats, of course, immediately gave approval for the congestion. study is where you get the approval from.
0:25.6	Biden, Democrats, of course, immediately gave approval for the congestion pricing.
0:28.5	You know, and even the Democrats in Washington, they heard, why?
0:30.7	A tax? A toll? We're for it.
0:33.9	Trump yesterday canceled it.
0:36.8	Ordered the end of congestion pricing.
0:39.4	Now, it doesn't mean it stops right away.
0:43.2	Kathy Hochle has said she will fight it like crazy.
0:46.8	So they'll take it to court.
0:53.6	You know, try to get one of these left-wing, Trump-hating, left-wing coooges to just automatically rule against Trump. But she has said, the cameras are working, the tolls are working, the lights are working.
1:00.7	She actually said, lights, camera, action.
1:03.2	They're staying on.
1:04.4	She was so proud of this.
1:06.8	We will not kill this unless finally the court orders us to.
1:12.7	Even the Trump administration, this would be Sean Duffy, the Department of Transportation.
1:20.0	And he has said, this doesn't mean it stops right away today or anything like that.
1:24.4	He said they will work with New York on an orderly termination of
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