Posted on 05/17/2019 12:19:21 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
The Trump administration officially canceled $929 million in federal grants earmarked for California’s ambitious high-speed rail project, escalating tensions between the federal government and the most-populous U.S. state.
Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory said in a letter Thursday to Brian Kelly, the chief executive officer of the state agency running the project, that California has failed to show progress and meet requirements under the agreements for the funds. Governor Gavin Newsom, through a spokesman, vowed a court fight.
“It is now clear that California has no foreseeable plans, nor the capability, to pursue that statewide HSR System as originally proposed,” Batory wrote.
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CA Governor had pulled the project already so this wasn’t unexpected. This was pure pork from the get go.
Actually, he acted to stop California from “smacking” the rest of the country.
Gavvy did “pull” the project, but he quickly backpedaled and is now saying that he’s going to sue the feds for the money.
That bullet train boondoggle has been in the works since the 90’s! Good for President Trump. And good for us.
Bullet train derailed
A single $ spent on the so called Bullet Train is fraud.
929 million $’s rounded off to 1 billion is truly fraud.
And by the time California takes this to court, there should be quite a few more Trump-appointed judges to rule that federal funds can only be extended when a state or local government is capable of completing their side of the written agreement.
Federal money is not "free" as much as many politicians might wish that were the case. Strings are always attached.
Serves 'em right for pulling such a fraud on the voters to begin with.
But how will the people of Bakersfield get to Merced without this train?
What I understand is that he squealed because Trump is not giving him the money despite the cancellation.
NO, PDJT has not “smacked” California... Rather, PDJT has done California a great favor to at least stop a billion dollars of our tax money being poured down and wasted on this giant sewer of a stupid, unworkable, and unneeded project
(note that Senator Feinstein’s husband was all set up to make a TON of taxpayers’ $$$$$$ off this ridiculous boondoggle...
see
http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2017/01/dianne-feinsteins-husband-wins-near.html
As long as you can get to Tulare, it’s all good. /s
Monorail... monorail...monorail
Waaaaaaa
a bullet to the bullet train.
President Trump listened, and agreed. What, California can build rockets and other tech but can't build a train? Governor biting the hand that feeds him.
“929 million $’s rounded off to 1 billion is truly fraud.”
The media is doing the rounding and not the government so it isn’t really fraud but it is still dishonest.
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