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Bono Mack Blasts State Senate Over High-Speed Trains

The Congresswoman fires a harsh post via facebook over the Senate approving money for high-speed rail.

Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack has posted a scathing message on her facebook page, critizing the State Senate  for approving money for the proposed California High-Speed rail line.

The first operational phase of the system, running between Merced and San Fernando Valley, is expected to cost about $31 billion. A full system that stretches from San Francisco to Los Angeles is projected to cost $68 billion.

Congresswoman Bono Mack posted this afternoon:

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"The decision by the California State Senate to approve a $68 billion high-speed rail project looks like a one-way ticket to bankruptcy to me.  With aging schools, crumbling roads, police & fire layoffs and a huge state deficit, building a high-speed rail line – initially connecting Madera to Bakersfield – is both reckless and irresponsible.  Backers of this boondoggle call themselves “visionaries.”  Well, envision this: Stockton, California.  Bankrupt.  Struggling to provide even basic services.  People moving out in droves.  Is that the future of California we want? 

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/304974/train-nowhere-full-speed-ahead-john-fund  "

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The California High-Speed Rail lines would not travel into the Coachella Valley, with the closest stops being planned for Riverside and Murrieta. 

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