From left to right, Congresswoman Norma Torres representing California’s 35th Congressional District, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Brightline founder and chairman Wes Edens, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, and U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, right, participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of Brightline West, on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)