Thank you. Mr. LaMALFA. So, indeed, the investors that were supposed to come in, private investment for what had been billed to voters as a $33 billion project, up to $45 billion if you built the San Diego and Sacramento link, they have…

If you are hell bent on spending money and building rail, start somewhere where we actually need rail.

From a Central Valley perspective, it doesn't make any sense why you would start the project in the Central Valley, if L.A.'s traffic is so bad.

The issue has been from a Federal perspective of can you afford a project that continues to grow out of control.

This is about our priorities.

I believe it is time to end this project.

I will continue to uphold my promise to my constituents and oppose the California high-speed rail project.

I thank the gentleman rice farmer from northern California for the opportunity to speak here today. Where do you start with something like this? I grew up a dairy farmer in Kings County and continue to be a dairy farmer in Kings County to…

Over the years, there have been a lot of things built in the valley--freeways, just different things that obviously needed to be built for the good of the State. Farmers, and constituents in general, if they understand why it is being…

If we are going to agree on what our deficits are... wet water is wet water.

The Endangered Species Act... has gone in the directions that many of us would not like to see it today.

We need to get the feasibility studies complete so we can then determine the cost feasibility.