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White House budget director Russ Vought said the Trump administration will withhold USD 2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown.

The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. Vought wrote on social media Friday that the money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.” Vought made a similar announcement earlier this week involving New York, where he said USD 18 billion for infrastructure would be paused, including funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River. Losing the money would be a significant setback for Chicago’s transportation plans. The Red Line extension is slated to add four train s

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