Dan Lipinski: “The rampant delays affecting Amtrak's trains threaten the railroad's growth and even its long-term viability as an…”

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

I believe that Congress needs to act quickly to prevent furloughs and avoid long-distance service cuts.

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

I don't think that your decision to furlough these 2,000 employees is going to save the day.