Rep. Lawler blasts Schumer for being ‘completely full of s–t’ over support for congestion pricing

New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler blasted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his enactment of the Big Apple’s controversial congestion pricing plan – calling the Democrat “full of s–t.”

Lawler delivered his scathing remark aft Schumer posted a video connected societal media Tuesday nighttime calling Republican lawmakers “crazy” for proposing a measurement that would slap yearly fees connected each automotive vehicles – including a $20 surcharge connected each rider cars.

“Of each the brainsick things Republicans privation to do, present they privation a car tax?!” a frustrated Schumer said portion barreling toward the camera, his video posted to X showed.

The New York Democrat past slapped his hands unneurotic and said, “Hell no.”

The connection would besides complaint electrical car owners a $200 yearly registration interest and enforce a $100 yearly outgo connected hybrid vehicles, according to Politico. 

Lawler re-shared Schumer’s bizarre video and called retired his hypocritical critique aft helium lauded the divisive tolling programme that hits drivers entering Manhattan beneath 60th Street with a $9 fee.

“I’m against the car tax. I’m besides against congestion pricing, which you support!” Lawler said successful a station connected X.

“For reference, the projected car taxation would complaint everyone $20 a year. Congestion pricing charges everyone $9 per time – oregon upwards of $2,500 a year.”

The congressman past called Schumer “completely afloat of s–t.”

The congestion pricing program, which is the archetypal of its benignant successful the nation, went into effect successful January with the hopes of alleviating gridlock connected New York City’s busiest streets and securing a whopping $15 cardinal from tolls to enactment toward MTA superior projects. 

Passenger cars are forced to fork implicit $9 during highest hours, with motorists charged $2.25 during each different times to participate Manhattan’s busiest vicinity southbound of 60th Street. 

Small trucks are charged $14.40 during highest hours – 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. connected weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. connected weekends – portion larger trucks are charged $21.60. 

Those without an E-ZPass are fined a overmuch higher cost. 

While the Biden medication greenlit the congestion taxation arsenic portion of a Department of Transportation aviator program, Trump has sharply criticized the programme and taken ineligible measures to termination it. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was also warned by the Trump medication that the Empire State would suffer billions successful national backing for roadway operation projects if she continued to subordinate orders from Trump officials to halt the tolls.