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Senate Democrats Press for Amtrak Funding Increase
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22.05.2015
In the wake of a deadly train crash, Senate Democrats from the Northeast vowed on Thursday to fight Republican budget cuts for the passenger line. Although the northeast is where the Amtrak rail service is considered essential, the senators acknowledged more funding would be hard to win. Strict spending caps on the U.S. budget would have to be eased. Nevertheless, Senator Charles Schumer and eight other Democrats from the region said they would press for Amtrak to be funded at the $2.45 billion level requested by President Barack Obama.
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