Trump Administration Takes Aim at $4B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail
President Donald Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in federal funding for the high-speed rail project in 2019, during his first term. The Biden administration later restored the funding and, in December 2023, allocated $3.3 billion more.
What California got wrong and Florida got right with high-speed rail
It’s the worst managed project I think I’ve ever seen,” Donald Trump said last week. “I built for a living and I built on time — on budget. ... It’s impossible that something could cost that much.”
Trump administration launches review of California’s high-speed rail spending
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced that the Trump administration has launched a compliance review of California's high-speed rail project.
California watchdog says high-speed rail on track to blow more deadlines
California’s multibillion-dollar high-speed rail project is behind schedule on obtaining the land it needs to complete its construction plans, according to a state inspector general report published Friday.
US Opens Probe Into Whether to Rescind $4 Billion in California High Speed Rail Grants
The Trump administration said Thursday it is opening a review into whether to rescind about $4 billion awarded to California's High-Speed Rail project. Voters approved $10 billion for the high speed rail project in 2008 but the costs have risen sharply and President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the effort.
Trump Reviews California’s High-Speed Rail Project
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Trump Administration Questions Funding for California High-Speed Rail
The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the government would conduct a “compliance review” on a $3.1 billion grant, potentially threatening the viability of the troubled project.
Trump Official Booed Amid Heated High-Speed Rail Announcement
Protesters were heard chanting while California Republicans along with Secretary Duffy announced an investigation into the rail.
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