Dan Lipinski: “Manufacturing in all its forms is critical for America's economic future and for our national defense.”

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

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

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

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