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Congressman McCarthy Tweets that High-Speed Rail is "taxpayers' worst nightmare"

1:45 PM, Apr 18, 2018

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Tweeted on Wednesday that the California High-Speed Rail was a "disgrace" and links a Los Angeles Times article.

The article reports that the price for the 29-mile railway has gone from a $69 million estimate to $396 million.

#CAHSR is a national disgrace. With no federal money and no current private sector investment, this project is now California taxpayers’ worst nightmare as they are left holding the bag. https://t.co/a5uHYQDB3C
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) April 18, 2018

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