The full press release from Amtrak can be found here.Amtrak President David L. Gunn made the following statement today:
"Earlier today I met with Senator Patty Murray of the Appropriations Committee concerning Amtrak funding for FY '03. I updated Senator Murray on the progress being made to stabilize Amtrak's operations and finances and to bring tight new fiscal controls to bear on the company. I also repeated my concern that federal funding substantially less than $1.2 billion in FY '03 will take us right back to the near-shutdown we experienced last summer.
My personal comments:
Will Congress ever understand that this country needs Amtrak, and Amtrak needs funding? :angry: