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Congressmen blast California's high-speed rail plan
Author: News at Noon
Date: 08-30-2016 - 11:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's $64 billion high-speed rail plan lacks reliable funding sources and is in danger of ending up with only one line that doesn't connect to San Francisco or Los Angeles, members of a congressional panel said Monday during a hearing. Proceeds from a state environment program that is supposed to help fund the project were far below expectations and private funding for the train has yet to materialize, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican, said. "Where is the money going to come from?" LaMalfa asked Dan Richard, chairman of the rail authority's board. Richard said private firms have expressed interest in the system but want to see the first leg up and running. That ...............

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