Asa Hutchinson: “Mr. President, the conference agreement to H.R. 2014 includes a provision to provide Amtrak up to $2.3 billion during…”

“Mr. President, the conference agreement to H.R. 2014 includes a provision to provide Amtrak up to $2.3 billion during the next 2 years. This funding provision would be provided in the form of tax credits. While I have already made my concerns known regarding this provision, I note that it would require enactment of reform legislation prior to the Treasury providing these credits to Amtrak. As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over Amtrak, I would like to ascertain for the record what the authors of this tax credit provision envision would constitute reforms. Since I was not a conferee, I would appreciate the majority leader clarifying this matter and explaining the conferees intent.”