RELEASE: GOTTHEIMER RELEASES NEW AD HIGHLIGHTING WIN FOR JERSEY FAMILIES ON CONGESTION TAX

Gottheimer Led 5-Year Fight to Defeat Congestion Tax 

Will Save Hardworking Jersey Families Thousands a Year

WYCKOFF, NJ — Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer launched a new ad highlighting his work over the last five years to defeat the outrageous, commuter-crushing Congestion Tax. The ad features Rep. Gottheimer and the work he has done to block the Congestion Tax, which would have raised prices and increased pollution for hardworking Jersey families.

The Congestion Tax would have cost hardworking Jersey families, including nurses, teachers, and electricians, $15 dollars a day minimum, or $4,000 a year, not including current tolls, parking and gas. It would also have increased cancer-causing pollution in Northern Jersey and the outer boroughs.

New Jersey wouldn’t have received a nickel from the Congestion Tax — every penny would have been poured into the bottomless, mismanaged MTA pit.

WATCH THE AD HERE

Full transcript below:

[HOW IT STARTED]

We now know exactly when congestion pricing will go into effect.

[REP. JOSH GOTTHEIMER INTRODUCED A BILL TO BLOCK THE CONGESTION TAX]

New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer introduced a bipartisan bill to block the plan back in April.

[HOW IT’S GOING]

[GOV. HOCHUL PUTTING CONGESTION TAX ON HOLD INDEFINITELY]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul putting the rollout of congestion pricing on hold indefinitely.

“NORTH JERSEY’S CONGRESSMAN JOSH GOTTHEIMER LED THE FIGHT AGAINST [CONGESTION PRICING]”

Few political leaders in New Jersey can be as pleased as Congressman Josh Gottheimer, who has been on a five-year crusade to stop congestion pricing.

[CONGESTION PRICING PAUSE WILL SAVE NEW JERSEY COMMUTERS UPWARDS OF $4,000 A YEAR.]

We kept on fighting every single day. As I always say, never mess with Jersey.

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