Save Our Trains Michigan
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Amtrak budget
Voting 44-53, senators on March 15 defeated an amendment to increase the Amtrak budget in S Con Res 58 (above) by $550 million, to the $1.45 billion needed to fully operate the rail passenger agency. The $550 million was to have been raised by closing unspecified corporate tax loopholes.
A yes vote was to fully fund Amtrak.
Voting yes: Cantwell, Murray
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Voting 44-53, senators on March 15 defeated an amendment to increase the Amtrak budget in S Con Res 58 (above) by $550 million, to the $1.45 billion needed to fully operate the rail passenger agency. The $550 million was to have been raised by closing unspecified corporate tax loopholes.
A yes vote was to fully fund Amtrak.
Voting yes: Cantwell, Murray
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