From the Las Vegas Sun: Sen. Harry Reid will be doing some shuttle diplomacy with the White House next week to get things moving on a suspended federal loan application for the XpressWest high-speed rail project.
“It’s not over yet,” Reid told Nevada reporters Wednesday afternoon.
Reid insisted that White House officials have no hang-ups about green-lighting the project on principle but are concerned that backer Tony Marnell hasn’t met all the required financial obligations.
Marnell, who has put up $1.5 billion from private investors, is seeking a $5.5 billion federal loan for the train between Las Vegas and Southern California.
Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/17/reid-high-speed-rail-project-its-not-over-yet/#ixzz2ZLvuKx21
Reminds me of this scene from Animal House:
Sunrise — 6:57.
8 hours ago
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