Dan Lipinski: “I'd like to yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin) 5 minutes. (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given…”

I really have some deep misgivings about my own decision to pull that amendment.

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

I believe that Congress should establish a dispute resolution process between commuter railroads and freight railroads at the STB.

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