Elected officials reacted Sunday to reports that President Donald Trump was considering federal intervention to stop congestion pricing only a month after it began. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Queens state Sen.

The head of the MTA said he remained optimistic that President Donald Trump would not repeal New York’s congestion pricing program, even as the new president had conversations with Gov. Kathy Hochul in recent days about the plan’s future.

President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul have spoken twice in the past week about ending congestion pricing in New York City, a source familiar with the conversation tells CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer.

Trump has repeatedly stated he opposes the MTA congestion tolling plan, which charges most motorists $9 a day to enter Manhattan south of 60th St.

The head of the MTA said he remained optimistic that President Donald Trump would not repeal New York’s congestion pricing program, even as the new president had conversations w

Donald Trump could halt New York’s controversial congestion pricing program despite it successfully unsnarling many of the city’s bumper-to-bumper streets.

First, Lieber said it could spook bond buyers in red states, like Florida and Texas, where tolling programs depend on the same kind of federal approval congestion pricing does. “If the bondholders think that this might be taken apart on a moment’s notice,

Trump and Hochul had spoken on Monday about a range of issues in a pre-arranged call, the New York Post reported. The president and the governor spoke again on Thursday to discuss congestion pricing specifically.