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By Julia Heming, Daily Staff Reporter
February 22, 2005
By Julia Heming, Daily Staff Reporter
If a provision of President Bush’s 2006 budget is passed by Congress, federal funding for Amtrak would go from $1.2 billion each year to zero, requiring the states to pick up the costs of Amtrak services — including those offered at the Ann Arbor train station.
The proposed changes could affect the travel plans of many students who use Amtrak to travel to stops from Chicago to East Lansing.
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By Julia Heming, Daily Staff Reporter
February 22, 2005
By Julia Heming, Daily Staff Reporter
If a provision of President Bush’s 2006 budget is passed by Congress, federal funding for Amtrak would go from $1.2 billion each year to zero, requiring the states to pick up the costs of Amtrak services — including those offered at the Ann Arbor train station.
The proposed changes could affect the travel plans of many students who use Amtrak to travel to stops from Chicago to East Lansing.
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