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The accident comes on the eve of a House Appropriations markup for a fiscal 2016 bill that funds, among other things, Amtrak. The version approved earlier by an appropriations subcommittee contains language that would slash Amtrak’s funding to $1.13 billion, less than the roughly $1.4 billion it typically receives annually.
It's not a matter of building infrastructure, it's a matter of building a new
infrastructure that transcends 19th and 20th century norms. Neither party
can overcome the interest groups which are keeping us chained to old, outdated
methods of transportation and energy.
Our monetary slavery to outdated infrastructure is destroying the planet, killing people and animals,
and retarding our ability to progress as an intelligent race of humanoids.
We need a new giant paradigm shift, a new infrastructure that reflects the technologies
still suppressed by the corporate elite. Neither party is interested in a solution like that,
because they are both suppressors of the advancement of civilization.
A powerful House committee is weighing legislation that would slash funds for Amtrak by 18 percent just hours after a deadly train crash in Philadelphia.
The measure includes $1.1 billion for the passenger railroad next year. That's a $251 million cut from current levels. President Barack Obama requested almost $2.5 billion, much more than his previous proposals. Obama's proposed boost is mostly dedicated to capital investment in track, tunnels and bridges and includes $400 million in grants for capital construction along Amtrak's Northeast corridor.
In 2008, the Democrat-controlled Congress and the Bush White House were at odds over an Amtrak bill. Democrats wanted to double Amtrak’s budget. The Bush administration wanted to zero it out. A reauthorization bill had languished for years and funding was static.
Then in September, a commuter passenger rail train collided with a freight train in Los Angeles killing 25 people and injuring dozens. Suddenly, Congress did what it does best: React.
You mean like the Trillions that Obama, Harry, & nancy borrowed from the Chinese to pass out to their supporters as payouts to getting elected?
I'm all for smart investments in infrastructure if you can keep the corruption out of it. I do agree the entire amount spent in Iraq was a complete waste and I was against going there from the start....but the amount from what I read was 800 Billion wasted and not 'trillions' as OP states.
Another moron thread. How long has Obama been in office? How long did Reid rule the Senate? And somehow it's the GOP's fault. Do any of you on the left actually think?
Write your congressional leaders to pass this bill!
It seems most politicians would rather invest in the infrastructure in the Middle East-we spend TRILLIONS and TRILLIONS on infrastructure there, ironically usually right after we blow it up.
Incidents like the Amtrak train crash last night should be a wake up call to every American that we can no longer afford to waste TRILLIONS overseas if we want to continue to function as a cohesive society.
Our bridges, roads, trains, tunnels and even electrical grid are an absolute disgrace...
The accident comes on the eve of a House Appropriations markup for a fiscal 2016 bill that funds, among other things, Amtrak. The version approved earlier by an appropriations subcommittee contains language that would slash Amtrak’s funding to $1.13 billion, less than the roughly $1.4 billion it typically receives annually.
I just saw where China invested around $170B in rail, granted much of it is new construction but our investment is pocket change. The entire infrastructure, bridges, highways, pipelines needs repair meanwhile they concern themselves with nonsense.
Funny or not so funny John Oliver segment on I95 almost collapsing near Philadelphia.
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