GOP leader suggests pulling the plug on California high-speed rail

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GOP leader suggests pulling the plug on California high-speed rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 6, 2012)

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), the third-highest-ranking Republican in Congress, suggested on Thursday that the federal government should “cut its losses” and not provide any more money for the state’s high-speed rail program.

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Monday, December 10, 2012

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