Peter DeFazio actually said...

"Congress on a bipartisan basis led by Mississippi Republican Senator Trent Lott eventually rejected those cuts and restored long distance service to seven days a week."

"The principal reason Amtrak didn't get any money in the HEROES Act passed by the House was that Amtrak didn't submit a supplemental request until 10 days after passage."

"I've always been a strong advocate for Amtrak because it provides an important public service--national passenger rail service."

"We cannot just flip the switch so to speak if Amtrak is going to lose valuable workers, know-how, and riders because of these cuts."