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Train Attendant
As you probably know, Congress returns to Washington this week, and its Special Deficit Committee needs to come up with $1.5 trillion in budget cuts. Amtrak and many other programs can expect to be up for cuts. The link below is to a Boston Globe article in which former senator John Sununu (New Hampshire) puts forward that it is time to eliminate Amtrak's long-distance routes. Take a read:
http://www.boston.co...ks_crazy_train/
So, what do you all think? What would you tell Congress? As Sununu notes, we are hearing from all sides that there is a call for "shared sacrifice." Let's start the discussion now (before Congress returns to work) to see what the forum is thinking about the budget deficit, shared sacrifice, and Amtrak.
http://www.boston.co...ks_crazy_train/
So, what do you all think? What would you tell Congress? As Sununu notes, we are hearing from all sides that there is a call for "shared sacrifice." Let's start the discussion now (before Congress returns to work) to see what the forum is thinking about the budget deficit, shared sacrifice, and Amtrak.