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The Gateway Development Commission is seeking bids for early construction work of the Hudson Tunnel Project.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday said implementation of major legislation will be his focus as Democrats contend with a House GOP majority that will serve as a check on liberal policies and the Biden White House.

A $292 million Mega Grant, which President Joe Biden announced late last month, comes at a critical time for the Hudson Tunnel Project.

The commission was created decades ago by New York and New Jersey to police mob activity on the docks, but it’s faced an uncertain fate since 2018.

President Biden visited New York City on Tuesday to announce $292 million in funding for part of the Gateway Tunnel project that will build a new train tunnel under the Hudson River to New Jersey.

"We finally have the money and we’re gonna get it done. I promise you: We’re going to get it done," Biden said during a press conference at the base of one of the project’s tunnels, underneath Manhattan’s Hudson Yards.

Before boarding a flight to New York, the 80-year-old walked over to NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker when she asked: Whats behind your decision to end the COVID emergency?

The $292 million federal grant comes from the Mega grant program for large, complex infrastructure projects, which had a "wildly competitive" first year, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

On Jan. 31, President Joe Biden announced a $292 million Mega Grant to fund a critical early phase of the Hudson Tunnel Project.