Republicans doing what Republicans do best. (besides a general spinelessness, upside down worldview, giving money to the rich, deriving pleasure from the struggles of the poor and, of course, eating their own)
Texas Congressmen oppose federal funding for Dallas-Houston high-speed rail
Letter sent to the FRA requests denial of submitted grant applications
October 4, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas — Two U.S. Congressmen from Texas expressed heavy opposition towards proposed federal funding for a planned high-speed rail service between Dallas and Houston. Amtrak announced its partnership with the Texas Central Railroad LLC for the project in August 2023 and jointly submitted federal grant applications for both study and design work. [See “Amtrak working with Texas Central to ‘explore opportunities’…” News Wire, Aug. 9, 2023].
In a Sept. 28 letter from U.S. Congressmen Jake Ellzey (R-Texas) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas) urge Amit Bose, FRA administrator, and the U.S. Department of Transportation to reject the following applications from North Central Texas Council of Governments, Amtrak, and Texas Central:
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-revi...gh-speed-rail/
You have to almost admire the astonishing level of bullshitery these apes subject people to...
Quote:
“At its core, this project is intended to take land from American citizens and put it under the control of a Japanese company, which is itself subsidized using money from U.S. taxpayers.”
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