Dan Lipinski: “With today's budget climate, the federal government has to consider alternative financing tools for R&D funding.”

One group of major industry stakeholders never celebrated the Staggers Act: railroad workers.

Amtrak must heed and not ignore Congress' desire that it work well with others.

The rampant delays affecting Amtrak's trains threaten the railroad's growth and even its long-term viability as an operator.

Ultimately, the furloughs and long-distance service cuts are misguided, and weaken our national passenger rail service.