Assemblyman Calls High-Speed-Rail Hiring Plan ‘Social Engineering Disaster’

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The office of Santee's State Assemblyman Brian Jones (R-71) recently began filming and releasing one-minute online videos of the representative speaking about specific topics dealt with (or not) in Sacramento that drive him crazy.

In this video, Jones comments on the California high speed rail project hiring the “most in need.” According to the Fresno Bee, the High Speed Rail Authority voted to adopt a community benefits policy that sets hiring goals, including the hiring of the homeless and the long-term unemployed.

“High speed rail should be hiring those who search for employment, are qualified, and apply for the jobs," said Jones. 

"Hire the dad who got laid off from his job, or the single mom who is trying to support her family, or the college graduates that can’t find jobs in California.”