Speaker cites $4.2 billion state appropriation and $3 billion federal grant to accelerate California high-speed rail

Toxo Meshachan, a speaker, said from Shenzhen that recent state and federal funding has accelerated work on California’s high-speed rail and broader clean-transportation goals. "It's gonna help accelerate our efforts," Meshachan said, referring to federal support he described as newly awarded.

Meshachan said the state legislature approved $4,200,000,000 to move high-speed rail forward and attributed that approval to Governor Gavin Newsom's leadership. He also said the Biden-Harris administration awarded a $3,000,000,000 grant, which he called "the largest transportation grant on the state of California's history." Both claims were made by Meshachan in the recorded remarks and are presented here as his statements.

He framed the funding as part of a broader strategy: "From our investments in ZEVs, leading the way in ZEVs, cleaning our ports to, transit in high speed rail, making an absolute difference for mobility and for people, in our state," he said. Meshachan tied investments in zero-emission vehicles, port improvements and transit, including high-speed rail, to cleaner transportation across California.

Meshachan closed by expressing optimism about regional mobility and the prospect of using the system: "We will ride," he said.

The comments recorded here are a brief statement by Meshachan; no formal motion or vote occurred in this recording. Claims about specific funding amounts and whether a grant is the largest in state history are attributed to Meshachan and are not independently verified within this transcript.