03/25/2014
https://congress.gov...
"Passenger rail is an important part of the climate change puzzle. It is extremely efficient, fuel efficient, much more so than individual passenger vehicles."
"To say that we shouldn't be subsidizing commuter rail or we shouldn't be subsidizing Amtrak is just saying you don't want to run trains, because everywhere else in the world they are subsidized."
"This is obviously a challenging time for Amtrak. Intercity and commuter rail has been decimated by the pandemic."
"Passenger rail is an important piece of the climate change puzzle."