Tom Latham: “I have to oppose the amendment. The fact of the matter is the bill…”

On the recordJune 9, 2014

I have to oppose the amendment. The fact of the matter is the bill provides $340 billion in operating grants to Amtrak, which will fully cover their operating losses. If in fact the amendment were put in place, there could very easily be interruptions of service in the Northeast or throughout the system, and it could cause real problems as far as the operations itself, obviously, of Amtrak. For those reasons, I would oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Tom Latham

Iowa

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Jun 9, 2014

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