On the recordMarch 5, 2021
there is no reason this bill should include funding for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, a woefully mismanaged public railway system that benefits very few Americans. My amendment redirects this wasteful spending to strengthen many of the core missions of our military. For the U.S. Coast Guard, that includes search and rescue, drug and migrant interdiction, cargo and personnel transport, and maritime stewardship. American taxpayer dollars are better spent to support this mission and improve the defense and security of this Nation than to prop up wasteful and mismanaged transportation systems in New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. My amendment directs nearly $1 billion to the Coast Guard's Super Hercules program to continue their procurement of HC-130Js, a top-of- class long range surveillance aircraft which will strengthen our national defense and border security. I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). The Senator from Washington.
