Joe Biden announced an ambitious $53 billion plan to expand America’s high-speed rail program yesterday, drawing immediate fire from Republicans. “This is like giving Bernie Madoff another chance at handling your investment portfolio,” said House Transportation Committee chairman John Mica, pointing to previous rail failures and labeling Amtrak a “Soviet-style…
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GOP Slams $53B High-Speed Rail Plan
Joe Biden announced an ambitious $53 billion plan to expand America’s high-speed rail program yesterday, drawing immediate fire from Republicans. “This is like giving Bernie Madoff another chance at handling your investment portfolio,” said House Transportation Committee chairman John Mica, pointing to previous rail failures and labeling Amtrak a “Soviet-style…
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GOP Slams $53B High-Speed Rail Plan