{"id":20929,"date":"2013-07-09T10:45:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T14:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=20929"},"modified":"2013-07-09T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T14:45:18","slug":"sen-casey-to-congress-dont-cut-amtrak-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/sen-casey-to-congress-dont-cut-amtrak-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Casey to Congress: Don’t cut Amtrak funding","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D., Pa.) made a whistle-stop plea July 8 for Congress to block efforts to cut Amtrak funding 31 percent.<\/p>\n
Casey said $350 million in cuts proposed by House Republicans would cost Amtrak workers their jobs and Amtrak passengers their rides.<\/p>\n