Save Our Trains Michigan
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May 21, 2005—Among other failures, Bush's 2006 budget proposes to make Amtrak the national rail system that couldn't. In an effort to raise funds for his New World Order, he'd like to sell off America's trusty passenger rail infrastructure. Fortunately, many legislators on either side of the aisle are not willing to hop on Bush's personal gravy train, or strand millions of riders around the country at closed stations.
For starters, Democratic Senator Patty Murray wrote to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, skewering Bush's "no subsidies" budget that would effectively push Amtrak into the bankruptcy graveyard, the end of the line for the 34-year old, but still viable system.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said, "Zero money means zero trains." "Curtains for inter-city passenger rail," echoed Ross Capon, executive director of the National Association of Railroad Passengers. Senator John Kerry called the proposal "incomprehensible, a move backwards," in light of the fact that we should be moving forward with high-speed rail system to aid industry and abet job creation, two things President Bush has been dismal at doing.
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For starters, Democratic Senator Patty Murray wrote to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, skewering Bush's "no subsidies" budget that would effectively push Amtrak into the bankruptcy graveyard, the end of the line for the 34-year old, but still viable system.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said, "Zero money means zero trains." "Curtains for inter-city passenger rail," echoed Ross Capon, executive director of the National Association of Railroad Passengers. Senator John Kerry called the proposal "incomprehensible, a move backwards," in light of the fact that we should be moving forward with high-speed rail system to aid industry and abet job creation, two things President Bush has been dismal at doing.
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