Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., hit out at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for resuming congestion pricing for drivers entering New York City, telling Newsmax the move is an “unjust cash grab.”

Hochul announced on Thursday that New York City will resume charging congestion pricing starting next year, unpausing a plan she placed on hold last June, just a few weeks before its start date. In a press conference, Hochul noted that the new price to enter the most congested parts of Manhattan will be $9, down from the previous price of $15, saying, “This lower toll will still allow us to accomplish all … of the goals of congestion pricing.”

Malliotakis said on “Wake Up America” that “Only Gov. Hochul would call a toll going from $0 to $9 a tax cut. This is the ultimate Hochul hoax.”

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