President Donald Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in federal funding for the high-speed rail project in 2019, during his first term. The Biden administration later restored the funding and, in December 2023, allocated $3.3 billion more.

Duffy, speaking at Union Station in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, said the Federal Railroad Administration will review the rail project and its leadership.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy slammed California’s $135 billion high-speed rail project for soaring far over budget with no end in sight. So far, $15.7 billion has been invested in the project,