To: Thomas F. Prendergast, MTA President
Don't Send $235.7 Million to China
I am very disappointed to hear about the MTA's plan to give away $235.7 million to China to repair the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge over the Hudson River.
Instead of sending this money to China, purchasing 15,000 tons of steel from the state-subsidized Anshan Iron and Steel Group, and hiring the China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group to complete fabrication, the MTA should be buying American products and employing people here in America.
The "buy American" clause was set in place to help our nation, and the MTA's plan to get around it by using only toll dollars is incredibly disappointing.
Please do the right thing and cancel your plans to send $235.7 million to China, and invest in our own country instead.
Instead of sending this money to China, purchasing 15,000 tons of steel from the state-subsidized Anshan Iron and Steel Group, and hiring the China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group to complete fabrication, the MTA should be buying American products and employing people here in America.
The "buy American" clause was set in place to help our nation, and the MTA's plan to get around it by using only toll dollars is incredibly disappointing.
Please do the right thing and cancel your plans to send $235.7 million to China, and invest in our own country instead.
Why is this important?
The New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is investing $235.7 million to renovate the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge over the Hudson River. The problem? They’re sending this money to China instead of investing it here.
The MTA is buying 15,000 tons of steel from Chinese-subsidized Anshan Iron and Steel Group and awarding fabrication work to the China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group. Sound fishy? It is.
Even though there is a “Buy American” clause, the MTA is trying to get around it by paying for this renovation with toll dollars instead of tax dollars.
The MTA should be investing in American products and American workers, not sending money to China.
Tell the MTA to reverse course and invest in our workforce.
The MTA is buying 15,000 tons of steel from Chinese-subsidized Anshan Iron and Steel Group and awarding fabrication work to the China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group. Sound fishy? It is.
Even though there is a “Buy American” clause, the MTA is trying to get around it by paying for this renovation with toll dollars instead of tax dollars.
The MTA should be investing in American products and American workers, not sending money to China.
Tell the MTA to reverse course and invest in our workforce.