(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2012)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers are competing to influence the next big review of California high-speed rail, underscoring the project’s new political vulnerability. Following a devastating state study issued Tuesday, a congressional watchdog agency is considering making its own assessment of the ambitious, $98.5 billion rail plan. Capitol Hill advocates already are trying to shape the questions that investigators ask, possibly hoping for answers helpful to their respective causes.
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