{"id":521851,"date":"2022-12-06T02:05:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T23:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-should-not-be-asking-for-more-money-us-rep-nicole-malliotakis-scolds\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T02:05:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T23:05:37","slug":"mta-should-not-be-asking-for-more-money-us-rep-nicole-malliotakis-scolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-should-not-be-asking-for-more-money-us-rep-nicole-malliotakis-scolds\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA &#8216;should not be asking for more money,&#8217; US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4101656683d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4101656683d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-should-not-be-asking-for-more-money-us-rep-nicole-malliotakis-scolds\/#%E2%80%9CMTA_%E2%80%98should_not_be_asking_for_more_money_US_Rep_Nicole_Malliotakis_scolds%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;MTA &#8216;should not be asking for more money,&#8217; US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMTA_%E2%80%98should_not_be_asking_for_more_money_US_Rep_Nicole_Malliotakis_scolds%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;MTA &#8216;should not be asking for more money,&#8217; US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The chronically cash-str<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed MTA is a \u201cblack hole\u201d that should be audited before getting another dime from the government, US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tearing into an MTA fare hike proposal alongside Assemblyman Mike Tannousis, Malliotakis (R-Staten Island\/Brooklyn) called on GOP colleagues in Washington to \u201caudit\u201d the MTA\u2019s use of federal bailout money. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MTA is a black hole. They\u2019re constantly asking for more and more money,\u201d Malliotakis  railed during a press conference in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really should not be asking for more money at this point. They received $15 billion,\u201d she said. \u201cAt 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?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nicole-malliotakis-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"a woman with long black hair speaks from behind a podium\" class=\"wp-image-24902942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nicole-malliotakis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nicole-malliotakis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nicole-malliotakis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The MTA received $15 billion from the feds in 2020 and 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Brochstein\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Malliotakis \u2014 who voted for the $15 billion worth of bailouts the MTA received in 2020 and 2021 \u2014 accused Gov. Kathy Hochul and her appointed MTA leadership of reneging on their pledge to stave off fare hikes \u201cindefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials plan to hike fares by 11% between now and 2026 \u2014 from $2.75 to over $3 per subway ride \u2014 even if Hochul finds the $600 million needed to close next year\u2019s budget hole.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-29.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"a picture of a subway car\" class=\"wp-image-24902936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Subway ridership is still at 60% pre-COVID levels \u2014 blowing a hole in the MTA budget.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The MTA is rife with \u201cwaste\u201d and \u201cabuse,\u201d charged Malliotakis, who cited the overbudget, long-delayed East Side Access project as an example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore you come asking for more money, fix your own finances and fix your own agencies,\u201d Malliotakis demanded. \u201cNo federal tax payers or state tax payers should be funding this incompetence.\u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-30.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"an OMNY fare reader on a turnstile\" class=\"wp-image-24902935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-30.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-30.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-221205-30.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Officials may hike fares to over $3 in order to close a budget gap.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The $15 billion cumulative infusion of federal cash over 2020 and 2021 only temporarily secured the MTA\u2019s budget, according to the agency\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Continued low ridership means the agency now needs $600 million for 2023, plus over $1 billion for each of the subsequent three years, according to the MTA\u2019s recent budget forecast.<\/p>\n<p>An agency rep accused Malliotakis of \u201cgrandstanding\u201d \u2014 noting 80% of the authority\u2019s budget goes to labor and healthcare costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs members of Congress are well aware, federal funding received during the pandemic continues to be used to run service \u2013 including on Staten Island and in South Brooklyn \u2013 to ensure nurses, grocery workers, first responders, teachers and other New Yorkers could get to jobs, healthcare and other critical destinations,\u201d spokesman John McCarthy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery bill that brought essential support to transit agencies, keeping trains and buses operating during a national emergency, included federal audit provisions that don\u2019t require grandstanding by politicians to activate.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/05\/mta-should-not-be-asking-for-more-money-us-rep-nicole-malliotakis-scolds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;MTA &#8216;should not be asking for more money,&#8217; US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds&#8221; The chronically cash-strapped MTA is a \u201cblack hole\u201d 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&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":521852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mta-money-comp.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[136779,70865,71452,73142,7646],"class_list":["post-521851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-5-22","tag-government-spending","tag-mta","tag-nicole-malliotakis","tag-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}