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

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

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

Amtrak needs the support and the help from Congress.

I have always been a strong advocate for Amtrak, because it provides an important public service: national passenger rail service.