Dan Lipinski: “Rail transportation is hugely important for my district as well as the Nation.”

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

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

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

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