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“We need answers”
The waste and delays are no secret to lawmakers like Ernst, who fought to add transparency measures into the bill. But her efforts were blocked.
“Unfortunately, we do not even know how many other bloated boondoggles are out there, because the Biden administration refused to enforce my Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act,” Ernst said. “We need answers about just how many other gravy trains are taking taxpayers for a ride and slam the brakes on runaway spending.”
Duffy is now on the hot seat to deliver that report. And once the numbers start coming in, Democrats won’t be able to hide the disaster any longer.
The California Train Wreck That Won’t End
If there’s a poster child for leftist failure, it’s California’s high-speed rail fiasco. Voters approved a modest $10 billion plan back in 2008 to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco. The state promised it would be done by 2020 for just $33 billion.
Today? A mere 22 miles of track have been laid, and the cost has exploded to over $130 billion. The finish line? Maybe the 2030s—if it ever gets there.
Even a French rail company—one with experience building transit in war-torn nations—walked away from the project, saying the politics in California were worse than the ones they faced in North Africa.
“More money, more problems is the motto for the California crazy train to nowhere,” Ernst quipped.
A Pattern of Overruns and Excuses
California isn’t alone. Ernst pointed out five separate rail projects in California, Maryland, and Minnesota that have collectively gone $110 billion over budget. Despite her repeated demands, the Biden Department of Transportation hasn’t issued a single update.
“Despite repeated requests from my office over the past several years, not a single report has been issued to date,” Ernst wrote Duffy. “Since I am keeping my own running list, I can assure you there are plenty of boondoggles being funded by DOT before you became secretary deserving of your attention and a place in this report.”
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Biden’s PR Machine Starts to Crack
The administration pitched the infrastructure bill as a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s future. But behind the talking points, the real picture is far less flattering.
The White House has worked overtime to keep these failures out of the headlines. Now, with Sean Duffy tasked with digging into the wreckage, the truth might finally break through the noise.
If he delivers the full report, it could do more than embarrass Biden—it could become the smoking gun proving this entire infrastructure plan was never about helping Americans. It was about funneling billions into the pockets of Democrat allies while hardworking taxpayers foot the bill.
The gravy train might finally be coming to a screeching halt.
