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> Amtrak funding battle begins again
KevinKorell
post May 20 2008, 05:45 PM
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From Kalispell, MT Daily Interlake, 5/19/08:

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The perennial tug of war over Amtrak funding is under way, with Congress and the Bush administration once again at odds over subsidies for the passenger rail service.

The Senate recently passed its version of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, which would authorize $14.4 billion for Amtrak over the next five years. The House version of the bill emerged last week, sponsored by Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont.


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