Posted on 03/01/2008 8:34:12 AM PST by Amerigomag
Two Democrats have introduced legislation sought by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that could broaden voter support for a twice-delayed, $9.9 billion high-speed-rail bond on the November ballot. A spokeswoman for Schwarzenegger, Sabrina Lockhart, said Thursday that the administration worked with the rail board to draft the Galgiani and Ma bill.
The bill by Assemblywomen Cathleen Galgiani of Tracy and Fiona Ma of San Francisco would allow the bonds to be used for all segments of the proposed 700-mile rail system. The bond's current language dedicates the money only for the proposed segment between the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.Ma and Mehdi Morshed, the rail board's executive director, said the bill could broaden public support for the bonds by allowing all areas served by the project to compete for money.
The bill would require the board to give top priority for bond funding to segments of the project that could attract the most federal, local government or private financing and that also could be used by other passenger trains. But those commuter train systems would have to use the same equipment as high-speed rail to mesh with the faster train service once it began, Morshed said.
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What were Republicans thinking when they voted for this corrupt European who strives to enrich his donors through fascism in the face of a bankrupt system?
Win baby, just win!!!
Schwarzenegger is the best argument against holding your nose and voting McCain in November.
You state is facing a record $16b deficit do you:
a) make drastic spending cuts
b) raise taxes to truly exorbitant levels
c) build a new $10b railway
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