I am especially honored to see $355 million in CIG funds awarded to the South Shore Lines West Lake Corridor.

The rampant delays affecting Amtrak's trains threaten the railroad's growth and even its long-term viability as an operator.

I'm proud that we were able to include very significant Amtrak investment.

the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee examines the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) role in ensuring a robust passenger rail system.

This year is the 40th anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act.

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

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

I am very proud of the work that this Subcommittee has done along with Chairman DeFazio.

Thank you very much for that.

He argued that such cuts were 'misguided' and would weaken the rail service.

Too often it feels like Amtrak is happy to take money from Congress and then ignore Congress' directives.