House rejects slashing Amtrak FY11 funding
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe House of Representatatives Thursday approved cuts of various sizes for various government programs, but rejected a proposal to cut $446.9 million in Amtrak funding for the current fiscal year 2011.
Seeking to cut $61 billion from the current fiscal year budget, the House approved cuts affecting the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), school improvement funds, and the U.S. Institute for Peace.
The vote rejecting the Amrak cuts reportedly was 250-176, indicating more Republican House support for the nation’s passenger railroad network than many observers anticipated.
