Dan Lipinski: “Clearly, manufacturing is of critical importance to the American economy.”

I hope you take very seriously the credibility that you will lose by engaging in these furloughs.

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.