$8 billion of the stimulus package has been earmarked for an initial investment in development of high-speed rail corridors. This is a fraction of the estimated total cost to bring truly dedicated high speed passenger rail to the Northeast Corridor or LA-SF on the west coast (either project is currently estimated in the $40-$50 billion range). There are other high traffic "corridors" being considered, such as one between LA and Las Vegas. Not letting the facts get in the way of her grandstanding and feigned outrage:
Indeed, you have got to be kidding.
Here is Rep. Candice S. Miller (R-Mich.) explaining her vote against the bill Friday despite the benefits to her home state: “Michigan is a state of about 10 million people, and we are the hardest hit, as I said, by this economy. And yet we are expected to get approximately $7 billion from this bill. And apparently the Senate majority leader has earmarked $8 billion for a rail system from Las Vegas to Los Angeles? You have got to be kidding. You have got to be kidding.”
Indeed, you have got to be kidding.
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