Bill Shuster: “I want to deal with this issue of how much it costs Amtrak to lay off workers and the argument that it hasn't really…”

“I want to deal with this issue of how much it costs Amtrak to lay off workers and the argument that it hasn't really cost them anything. It begs the question. In fact, it is a red herring. The very fact that 6 years of labor protection and pay must be paid is the reason why Amtrak could not adjust their labor force and layoff anybody, because it was too costly to do so. So it is true they have not spent much money in these layoffs. The reason is they could not afford to do it because of the 6-year guarantee.”