{"id":19906,"date":"2013-04-08T15:04:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T15:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=19906"},"modified":"2013-04-08T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T15:04:58","slug":"utu-poll-finds-support-for-amtrak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/utu-poll-finds-support-for-amtrak\/","title":{"rendered":"UTU poll finds support for Amtrak","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10785\" style=\"margin-top: 4px;margin-bottom: 4px;margin-left: 12px;margin-right: 12px\" title=\"amtrak_w_shadow_150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amtrak_w_shadow_150px.jpg\" alt=\"Amtrak Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"66\" \/>A public opinion survey done for the United Transportation Union found strong support for Amtrak in three conservative, Republican-dominated districts where service exists. Less than a quarter of respondents favored eliminating Amtrak funding.<\/p>\n<p>The survey focused on three districts in Illinois, Missouri, and North Dakota. Even in these traditionally conservative districts \u2013 all currently represented by Republicans in the House of Representatives \u2013 65 percent said that Amtrak funding \u201cshould continue at current levels or increase\u201d when told eliminating federal assistance would lead to elimination of the service, with only 21 percent of respondents saying they believe funding for Amtrak should be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete article at <a href=\"http:\/\/narprail.org\/news\/hotline\/2217-hotline-805-april-5-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association of Railroad Passengers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A public opinion survey done for the United Transportation Union found strong support for Amtrak in three conservative, Republican-dominated districts where service exists. Less than a quarter of respondents favored eliminating Amtrak funding. 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