WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) released the following statement in response to California withdrawing its lawsuit challenging President Trump's $4 billion high-speed rail funding cut:
"Governor Newsom has finally acknowledged reality. In 17 years, no track has been laid, while the projected cost has exploded to $128 billion," said Rep. Kiley. "This is an extraordinary failure of planning and accountability. Our federal transportation dollars should be used where they actually make a difference, like fixing our roads and investing in regional and local transit that Californians can depend on every day. It is well past time to wind this project down and redirect funding away from a train system that may never be built and toward real transportation needs."
"Governor Newsom has finally acknowledged reality. In 17 years, no track has been laid, while the projected cost has exploded to $128 billion," said Rep. Kiley. "This is an extraordinary failure of planning and accountability. Our federal transportation dollars should be used where they actually make a difference, like fixing our roads and investing in regional and local transit that Californians can depend on every day. It is well past time to wind this project down and redirect funding away from a train system that may never be built and toward real transportation needs."
