Ray LaHood: “I think what we would do is look at the $8 billion as an opportunity to begin several corridor opportunities.”

The reason that California wants high-speed rail is because the Governor wanted it. A Republican Governor, Governor Schwarzenegger, started that program.

We cannot afford not to do it.

And that's frankly, why I -- when somebody asked me about Trump going to, you know, going there for a visit, it's a complete joke. They were the -- had the, you know, the worst safety record of any administration in the history of DOT.

I think that was a very, very good decision.