The late Senator Edward Kennedy must have seen something very special in Barack Obama. He has now signed into law a bill desperately needed to address the health of all Americans. Now that President Obama has signed the Health Care Bill you can bet that renewable energy and green transportation is in the Obama administration’s eyesight.
California recently received $2.25 billion in high-speed rail funding.The federal stimulus grant, the largest for any state, is intended to help bring the Anaheim-to-San Francisco project to fruition. this has got to be a big boost for the long-discussed project aimed at accelerating the state’s economic recovery.
Overall, the Obama administration plans to distribute $8 billion for work on 13 rail corridors. Those include a Midwest line from Chicago to St. Louis and one in Florida running from Tampa to Orlando.
See High Speed Rail Video Here
In the Bay Area a tireless champion for high speed rail has been:
State Assembly Woman Fiona Ma.
See a video of her here.