Biden restores $929 million for California high-speed rail withheld by Trump

Reuters ^ | 06/11/2021 | Derek Francis,David Shepardson, and Kanishka Singh

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The Biden administration late on Thursday restored a $929 million grant for California’s high-speed rail that then-President Donald Trump revoked in 2019. =====

Trump had pulled funding for a high-speed train project in the state hobbled by extensive delays and rising costs that he dubbed a “disaster.” Trump repeatedly clashed as president with California on a number of policy fronts, prompting the state to file more than 100 lawsuits against the Republican Trump administration.

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From the article; "Democratic President Joe Biden strongly supports high-speed rail and has vowed to ensure the United States “has the cleanest, safest, and fastest rail system in the world.”"

Can you say that throwing this money into this sinkhole will be a good use of taxpayer money? If not, then think of the help it gives to Newsome and the California Democrats - MONEY HELP!

[antidemoncrat]

If anyone thinks this administration isn’t out to destroy America they better wake up.

[DannyTN]

[madprof98]

Can Pete play engineer???

[lurk]

Look for the union label.

[Trump20162020]

That money being literally flushed down a toilet would be just as usefully spent.

[taterjay]

Funneled to more election shenanigans.

[G Larry]

A Billion $$ for a train to and from nowhere.....that nobody will ride?!?!?

[al baby]

As long as he can get it in the caboose

[rktman]

A bazillion here, a bazillion there and before you know it you’re talking real money. 😕🙌

[Jim W N]

No skin off of Biden’s nose. You and I get to pay for it.

Constitutional? No, but WHO THE HELL CARES????

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

I would love to have a printing press that printed Benjamins 24/7.

Legal tender of course. Just like the Treasury.

Methinks I’ll buy an island off the coast of Florida.

5.56mm

[P-Marlowe]

The train from nowhere to nowhere that no one will ever use.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Boondoggle of the highest order. A giveaway to environmental lawyers, construction unions, and the other liberal parasites.

[buckalfa]

Good old Amtrak Joe!

[a fool in paradise]

A billion dollars for a California slush fund.

[drypowder]

A huge amount of this money will get looted by the democrat politicians and their cronies just like most of the money that has already been allocated for the high speed rail project. Before CA gets another dime of federal funding for it, we need to know where all the previous funding went! We are being stolen blind by our politicians!

[samadams2000]

***Graft Alert***

[digger48]

He’s pulled a train or two

[digger48]

Be surprised if a mile of new track has been finished before the money is all gone