For those who are not familiar with it, The
Washington Examiner is a Republican voice. So the positions given should not be a surprise, especially as the writer is from the Cato Institute.
"If it doesn't eat dead dinos it shouldn't be funded", to paraphrase.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2942418/congress-can-curtail-expensive-california-transit-projects/
So kill any connections to Transbay, "they can walk", and don't extend BART. And of course eliminate any federal programs that would spend money on similar projects anywhere else in these United States.