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Amtrak Needs Federal Support

By Rep. Elijah Cummings
Special to Roll Call
Feb. 25, 2005, 3:35 p.m.

President Bush’s fiscal 2006 budget plan recommends eliminating all federal funding for Amtrak, which in fiscal 2005 totaled approximately $1.2 billion. Implementation of this plan would likely have the effect of sending the Amtrak system into bankruptcy — where it could face liquidation.

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