close Video

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

FIRST ON FOX: The House Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into California's costly high-speed rail project.

Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., wrote to the Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday requesting a staff-level briefing, as well as documents related to federal funding that went into the project, which is backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom .

"As part of our investigation, we are seeking to understand whether the Authority knowingly misrepresented the ridership projections and the associated financial viability of the California High-Speed Rail Project (CHSR Project) to secure federal and state funds," Comer wrote to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

COMER DISMISSES BIDEN DOCTOR'S BI

See Full Page