Blumenthal: More Rail Money Please

From digital correspondent Jenny Wilson, who was at today’s high-speed rail announcement in Meriden:

Just minutes after Governor Malloy signed the check securing $121 million in federal funding for a New Haven-Hartford-Springfield high speed rail service, Sen. Richard Blumenthal was already calling for another $227 million, emphasizing that the grant announced today is just a “down payment” and continued commitment to the project is crucial to its success:

Will the results of November’s elections dictate the future of this project, and those like it nationwide? “My hope is that there will be bipartisan support for transforming transportation in this country,” Blumenthal told Capitol Watch, saying that “there’s nothing partisan” about it. But according to Representative John Larson (CT-1), transportation and infrastructure “has become a partisan issue for the first time in 30 years.” An issue, he hopes, that voters recognize come Election Day: