If you’re one of the passengers that reached out to their elected official in the past year, it’s clear you’re being heard. The transportation funding bill is currently on the floor, and Senators have filed amendments that directly address the importance of keeping Amtrak’s national footprint intact and on-time performance. So far, 122 amendments have been filed to H.R.6147, the vehicle the Senate is using for the FY 2019 transportation funding bill. Out of the 122 amendments, several deal with passenger trains. Unlike in past years, none of them are attacks on the passenger rail system, a sign that our advocacy has shifted the battleground in our favor! Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) was joined by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Michael Bennett (D-CO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) to file S.Amendment #3414, which states: "It is the sense of Congress that 1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide much- Continue reading...
