White House officials have since floated the idea of renaming Penn Station, which is owned by federally run Amtrak, after Trump. While Duffy didn’t explicitly ask lawmakers to put Trump’s name on Penn Station in his letter, he asked them to “direct Amtrak to rename New York Penn Station.” Duffy’s letter also includes a list of asks to help fund the Penn Station project. Duffy asked lawmakers to authorize $1 billion to begin major work on the redesign effort from a “Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program.” "After months of hiding from the public, Sean Duffy has confirmed that the Trump administration is waging a hostile takeover of Penn Station, including delivering Trump his dream of renaming Penn Station after himself," U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, whose district includes Penn Station, wrote in a statement. "