President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains.

According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, citing unnamed administration sources, the White House is looking to make an announcement on the project following talks between Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, D.C., this week.

The Japanese government and the White House declined to comment on the report, though the project has seen renewed support from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who told KXAS in Fort Worth on Sunday: “We believe in this.

  • FakeGreekGirlEnglish
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    Texas figured it out?

    Texas?

    Yeah, this is a real low point. This one hurts.

    • Kaput
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      They had to use > bullet> train to get them onboard.

      • dumbass
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        so you just shoot the train? I gotta see this gun!

    • NickwithaCEnglish
      133 months ago
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      No one else got your Good Place reference so I just wanted to say, have some frozen yoghurt.

    • oursEnglish
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      Maybe it’s a diesel bullet train and they’re “running coal”?

    • Fredselfish
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      Biden shouldn’t be doing shit for Texas. He should try push this mainstream across the country. But Texas wants to secede Abbott probably find away to make this not happen anyway and funds will be stolen and wasted.

      • TrueStoryBob
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        Umm. Not really, it’s because Amtrak is involved now in Texas and the Build Back Better Act has sent money for several projects not just Houston to Dallas. Cali HSR, Las Vegas to LAX, Orlando to Tampa, Seatle-Tahcoma-Portland, and Atlanta to Charlotte all got funds. All these projects (with the exception of Cali) are using federal/private funds, so state governors can’t really pull the plug (Cali HSR is a constitutionally mandated project approved by the voters of the state to use state funds).