$1T bill funds a N.Y. tunnel, blows off wall

THE HOUSE ON Thursday approved a last-minute $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that made a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the Northeast very happy.

Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.) and other pols took a victory lap after securing funding for a vital rail infrastructure project in the omnibus spending bill.

The $540 million for part of a long-stalled rail tunnel project under the Hudson River is only a fraction of the $1.3 trillion compromise package sent to the Senate after a 256-to-167 vote.

The bill, which keeps the government funded through September, will boost military and domestic spending and faced some opposition from conservative Republicans who were uneasy about the massive price tag.

“No deal is perfect, but people say they want bipartisanship,” King told the Daily News. “That means you have to accept things you don’t like.”

But the Long Island Republican was more than pleased that funds to kick-start the Gateway rail project were included after he talked to Trump one-on-one last week at a St. Patrick’s Day lunch.

Trump had vowed to veto the bill if it included the funds, but King convinced him to change his mind.

“We went back and forth. It was pretty intense,” King said. “It’s a big victory.” The President, who only got a fraction of the $25 billion he requested for a border wall, tried to spin the bill as a win. “Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment,” he tweeted.