Tammy Duckworth: “Accessibility isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity.”

There are simply no more excuses keeping the DoD and FAA from immediately implementing and exceeding the urgent safety recommendations handed down by both the Army and NTSB.

Centralized repair capacity provides critical maintenance depth by concentrating the specialized equipment, technical expertise and trained personnel that are necessary to return engines and components to service.

Any plan to relocate the Amtrak maintenance facility should not proceed without input from local leaders and the surrounding community whose lives will be impacted by the project.

The Executive Branch’s improper use of mandatory funds plainly violates Article I of the Constitution, which delegates the spending power to Congress.