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US opens review into whether to rescind $4 billion in California high-speed rail grants

The Trump administration announced an investigation into the California high-speed rail project and the potential withdrawal of about $4 billion in federal funding.
California voters approved $10 billion in bond money in 2008 for a high-speed rail project, initially expected to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles, but now projected to cost $106 billion.
Rep. Kevin Kiley criticized the project as 'the worst public infrastructure failure in U.S. History' and called for an end to its federal funding support.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that the review would assess if the California High-Speed Rail Authority met federal commitments, potentially reallocating funds to other projects if not fulfilled.

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The Daily Caller

Trump Admin Puts One Of California’s Biggest Money Sinks Under Microscope

Sean Duffy is spearheading a probe into California's billion-dollar high-speed rail project.

10 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Louder With Crowder

Trump's transportation chair is INVESTIGATING California waste, but how he shut down protestors is where he shined

There are few things progressives enjoy signaling their virtue over more than high-speed rail. There are also a few things progressives have blown more taxpayer money on other than developing a high-speed rail system in America. What "high-speed rail system," you ask? That's what Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants to ask California. Tens of billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent, yet a high-speed rail is not to be seen.Protestors in…

13 hours ago

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Townhall

Duffy Announces Review of California's High-Speed Rail Boondoggle

17 hours ago

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Straight Arrow News

USDOT investigating California's $135 billion high-speed rail project

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an investigation into California’s high-speed rail program. In his announcement, Duffy cited concerns over its budget and delays. DOT officials will review whether the California High-Speed Rail Authority has fulfilled its commitments for federal funding, with potential redirection of funds if not. The high-speed rail project has faced criticism for its $135 billion price tag, nu…

20 hours ago

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The Epoch Times

California’s High Speed Rail to Face Audit, US Transportation Chief Says

LOS ANGELES—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced he would direct the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) to conduct a compliance review of funding allocated to California’s long-embattled high-speed rail—and determine whether the project is worthy of continued federal investment. “President [Donald] Trump has thought about this project,” Duffy said Feb. 20 during a press conference with elected officials at Los Angeles’s historic Union St…

22 hours ago·New York, United States

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