SENATE Key Vote - Amtrak
KEY VOTE ALERT
"NO" ON AMTRAK REAUTHORIZATION BILL (S. 1516)
The Club for Growth, with its 36,000 members, plans to score a "NO" vote as a pro-economic growth vote in our annual rating of Congress on the Amtrak Reauthorization bill (S. 1516) if it comes up for a vote.
This bill would provide an unprecedented financial crutch of $11.4 billion to Amtrak over six years. This includes $1.8 billion for 2007, which is double what President Bush requested.
As Heritage Foundation expert Ronald Utt stated, "The bill would also substantially change the federal statutes governing Amtrak's operations in ways that would hinder reform and interrupt the modest operational reforms being implemented by Amtrak's new management."
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