加州将建美国首条高铁
<p>美国加州参议院上周以21票对16票通过了一项高速铁路资金提案，这条全长209公里的铁路向两端延伸后将连接洛杉矶和旧金山两大城市，形成美国国内首条高速铁路，总造价预计在680亿美元左右。批评人士认为这样的高铁是财政浪费，而支持者则表示这是必要的基础设施建设，而且还能缓解人口增长导致的路面和航空交通压力。加州州长布朗曾为该项目做过大量游说工作，提案通过后加州将开始发售26亿美元的债券为高铁第一阶段融资，同时还将获得32亿美元的联邦政府资金支持。</p><p><span word="California">California</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> 21-16 <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> 130 <span word="mile">mile</span> (209<span word="km">km</span>) <span word="stretch">stretch</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>.</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wasteful">wasteful</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="LA">LA</span>-<span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> $68<span word="bn">bn</span>.</p><p><span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lobbied">lobbied</span> <span word="intensely">intensely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> - <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formality">formality</span> - <span word="California">California</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> $2.6<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="segment">segment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="California">California</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="Californians">Californians</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>," <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p>
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