vnc
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Post by vnc on Jun 11, 2008 18:48:41 GMT -8
This is from the Balimore Sun Newpaper. Partial Story. Rest is available Via the Link WASHINGTON - A nearly $15 Billion Amtrak Bill passed the House today as lawmakers rallied around an alternative for travelers saddled with soaring gas prices. The bipartisan bill, which passed by veto-proof margin of 311-104. To read more of the story. www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-amtrak0611,0,2335081.story ;D |
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Post by spokker on Jun 11, 2008 19:20:07 GMT -8
This is today? I thought they did this on Tuesday.
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Post by Mac on Jun 11, 2008 21:37:37 GMT -8
Well no matter what, this is good news!
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Post by kenalpern on Jun 11, 2008 21:48:19 GMT -8
Note the bipartisan vote. Mass transit isn't as lefty/loonie/crunchy granola environmentalist as once it was lampooned to be. It's just another option to getting from point A to point B, and only now is it getting its fair due.
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Post by nickv on Jun 11, 2008 21:51:13 GMT -8
This is a shot of the Pacific Ocean from the window of an
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train in San Clemente.
Similar legislation has also passed the Senate, with at least 2/3 majority; that's enough support to override a veto.
The Bush administration wants to see Amtrak move toward self-sufficiency and has threatened a veto against the bill, but Amtrak supporters (and so do I) say passenger railroads (as with any other forms of public transit) around the globe require government subsidies. Supporters have pointed to the large sums of federal money spent on highways.
The bipartisan resolution passed over the 2/3 margin of 311-104 in the House.
(EDIT: The vote on Tuesday was a resolution (H.Res. 1253) to bring the actual bill (H.R. 6003) up for debate and a vote on the house floor.)
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Post by Justin Walker on Jun 11, 2008 23:26:45 GMT -8
The vote on Tuesday was just a resolution (H.Res. 1253) to bring the actual bill (H.R. 6003) up for debate and a vote on the house floor. There was some misreporting on what Tuesday's vote actually meant.
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Post by Tony Fernandez on Jun 11, 2008 23:35:07 GMT -8
So when do they approve a budget that will actually let Amtrak improve its service and acquire new and faster routes? I still have no reason to go anywhere from LA by rail except for San Diego.
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Post by kenalpern on Jun 12, 2008 4:41:18 GMT -8
One step at a time, my friend. Right now we're still fighting the most anti-passenger rail administration in recent history (or in all of history) to keep Amtrak in existence.
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Post by spokker on Jun 12, 2008 16:38:59 GMT -8
The vote on Tuesday was just a resolution (H.Res. 1253) to bring the actual bill (H.R. 6003) up for debate and a vote on the house floor. There was some misreporting on what Tuesday's vote actually meant. Ah, that explains it. Thanks. |
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