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Amtrak offers riders a cost-effective way to travel throughout the country.

We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive.

Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to get them to work each day, waiting for a train that isn't coming.

If we are wondering why only 19 percent of the American people feel that the Congress is in tune with their priorities, the cuts in Amtrak is one blatant reason why.

Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.

A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation systems.

Amtrak is extremely important to the economy of Southern Illinois and I will continue to work with state and local leaders and my colleagues in Congress to secure the necessary funding to maintain full service.

There have been some management issues with Amtrak, but I think they have cleaned up their act.

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.

You can't have a United States if you are telling some folks that they can't get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses.