California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project is under investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The probe, launched Aug. 19, will focus on whether project officials knowingly misrepresented the ridership projections and financial viability of the long-delayed and expensive rail line to secure federal and state funds.
Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) has requested a staff-level briefing, documents, and communications related to the project.
“The [California High Speed Rail] Authority’s apparent repeated use of misleading ridership projections, despite longstanding warnings from experts, raises serious questions about whether funds were allocated under false pretenses,” Comer said in a statement. “The massive cost overruns and lack of progress warrant a reassessment of whether [the authority] acted with transparency and complied with the law.”…
House Committee Launches Probe Into California’s High-Speed Rail
