Wednsday July 20th Senate Subcommittee wil vote on

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

Next wensday the Senate SubCommittee will vote on Amtrak's funding Amtrak

needs $1.8 billion no less please contact.Below is the list.

Thad Cochran (R-MS) [Chairman] 202-224-5054 202-224-9450

http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm

Information on

Senate Committee on Appropriations

Contact Information

Majority (Republicans) Minority (Democrats)

Committee Office: The Capitol S-128 The Capitol S-206

Committee Phone: 202-224-7363 202-224-7292

Committee FAX: Unlisted Unlisted

Committee Email: Not Currently Available (Entire Committee)

Committee WWW Homepage: http://appropriations.senate.gov/ (Entire

Committee)

Subcommittees: Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development and

Related Agencies

Subcommittee on Commerce Justice and Science

Subcommittee on the District of Columbia

Subcommittee on Defense

Subcommittee on Energy and Water

Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations and Related Programs

Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Subcommittee on Interior

Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related

Agencies

Subcommittee on Legislative Branch

Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs

Subcommittee on Transportation Treasury the Judiciary and Housing and

Urban Development

Committee Membership

Majority Members (Republicans)

Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Email

Thad Cochran (R-MS) [Chairman] 202-224-5054 202-224-9450

http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm

Ted Stevens (R-AK) 202-224-3004 202-224-2354

http://stevens.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm

Arlen Specter (R-PA) 202-224-4254 202-228-1229

http://specter.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAc...ontactInfo.Home

Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) 202-224-6621 202-228-0900

http://domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactform.cfm

Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) 202-224-5721 202-224-8149

http://bond.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm

Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 202-224-2541 202-224-2499

http://mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm

Conrad R. Burns (R-MT) 202-224-2644 202-224-8594

http://burns.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseActi...on=Home.Contact

Richard C. Shelby (R-AL) 202-224-5744 202-224-3416

http://shelby.senate.gov/resources/contact.htm

Judd Gregg (R-NH) 202-224-3324 202-224-4952 [email protected]

Robert F. Bennett (R-UT) 202-224-5444 202-228-1168

http://bennett.senate.gov/contact/email_opinion.cfm

Larry E. Craig (R-ID) 202-224-2752 202-228-1067

http://craig.senate.gov/fp.htm?autoemail.htm

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) 202-224-5922 202-224-0776

http://hutchison.senate.gov/e-mail.htm

Mike DeWine (R-OH) 202-224-2315 202-224-6519

http://dewine.senate.gov/request_form.htm

Sam Brownback (R-KS) 202-224-6521 202-228-1265

http://brownback.senate.gov/CMEmailMe.cfm

Wayne Allard (R-CO) 202-224-5941 202-224-6471

http://allard.senate.gov/contactme/index.cfm

Minority Members (Democrats)

Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Email

Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) [Ranking Member] 202-224-3954 202-228-0002

http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html

Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) 202-224-3934 202-224-6747

[email protected]

Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) 202-224-4242 202-224-3479

[email protected]

Tom Harkin (D-IA) 202-224-3254 202-224-9369

http://harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) 202-224-4654 202-224-8858

http://mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html

Harry Reid (D-NV) 202-224-3542 202-224-7327

http://reid.senate.gov/email_form.cfm

Herb Kohl (D-WI) 202-224-5653 202-224-9787

http://kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html

Patty Murray (D-WA) 202-224-2621 202-224-0238

http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm

Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551 202-224-1193

[email protected]

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 202-224-3841 202-228-3954

http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html

Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) 202-224-2152 202-228-0400

http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Tim Johnson (D-SD) 202-224-5842 202-228-5765

http://johnson.senate.gov/emailform.html

Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 202-224-5824 202-224-9735

http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

 

[GG-1]

Aloha

I Hope the give me a birthday present and approve enough money so I can ride again on my next mainland visit

Mahalo

 

[lepearso]

This Committee is more level-headed, and it has some very powerful pro-Amtrak voices on both sides of the aisle. I see some anti-Amtrak voices on the Republican side (McConnell, Shelby), but they are clearly outnumbered. The Senate as a whole is more level-headed than the House, so gives us plenty more to hope for; however, we need to lobby our Senators in every state to do what is right for America and save our national rail system. It's not a Republican versus Democrat issue, it's not a liberal versus conservative issue, it's an issue of meeting the needs of the country at a reasonable cost.

 

[Sam Damon]

A family member lives in WV, and called Sen. Robert C. Byrd's office to express support for Amtrak. While the cagey senator's office didn't indicate what level of funding he would support during the committee mark-up, they did include the part of the Congressional Record concerning Sen. Byrd's introduction of an amendment providing $1.4 billion for Amtrak in FY 2006. This is the March Amtrak funding amendment which went down on a party-line vote.

From the Congressional Record -- Senate, March 15, 2005, page S2694:

Mr. Byrd. <snip>

Some of my colleagues may be wondering how I arrived at the funding figure of $1.4 billion for Amtrak for 2006.  My answer is as follows:  When President Bush submitted his budget request for fiscal year 2005, has asked for $900 million for 2005.  But in that same budget, the President recognized that funding should grow to $1.4 billion in 2006 and beyond.  So, my proposal to bring Amtrak to $1.4 billion in 2006 is precisely the same number that President Bush had budgeted for Amtrak for 2006 just one year ago.

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

Looks like this Thursday the Senate will vote on this Bill

 

[saxman]

Commitee just approved $1.45 billion for Amtrak today!

"» Jul 21, 2005: Senate Committee Increases Amtrak Funding to $1.45 Billion

Release #05-24

Contact NARP

Washington-—The National Association of Railroad Passengers applauds the efforts of the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide Amtrak with essential funding for fiscal 2006. "

more

 

[jccollins]

It looks like it's time to pull the pin on this topic... :huh:

 

[AlanB]

Done!