Senators Propose Amtrak Funding Bill, Criticize DOT Plan
The latest bill, introduced July 30 by Senate surface transportation subcommittee Chairman Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), would authorize $12 billion over six years in federal aid for Amtrak operations and $48 billion in private, but tax-exempt, bonds for capital improvements.
The Hutchison measure competes with DOTs plan, which emphasizes turning operations over to states.