Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Trump administration told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., last month that it would release funds to finish an infrastructure project if he named Dulles International Airport in Washington and Penn Station in New York after the president.
The administration blocked funding for the $16 billion Gateway project last fall and hasn't released the money. The funding is scheduled to run out Friday.
Schumer quickly said no to the proposal, according to people familiar with the offer, ABC News, NBC News and CNN reported. Schumer said he didn't have the authority to change the names.
Schumer and the administration have declined to comment.
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