{"id":37791,"date":"2015-05-26T09:19:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T13:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/senate-democrats-push-for-full-funding-for-amtrak\/"},"modified":"2015-05-26T09:19:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T13:19:22","slug":"senate-democrats-push-for-full-funding-for-amtrak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/senate-democrats-push-for-full-funding-for-amtrak\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats push for full funding of Amtrak","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10785\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px\" alt=\"Amtrak Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/amtrak_w_shadow_150px.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"66\" \/>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 \u00a0Senate Democrats representing states along Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Corridor urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund Amtrak\u2019s funding request in the upcoming Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Senators also unveiled a new report from the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Center detailing all the unfunded and underfunded safety and infrastructure projects along the Northeast Corridor that desperately need this funding. For years, Amtrak has been underfunded, causing Amtrak officials to have to choose between safety and infrastructure upgrades and contributing to a $21 billion backlog.<\/p>\n<p>Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member on the THUD subcommittee, Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Bob Casey (D-PA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Edward Markey (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) made the announcement at a press conference in the US Capitol Building.<\/p>\n<p>Read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/massachusetts.realestaterama.com\/2015\/05\/22\/senate-democrats-from-amtrak%E2%80%99s-northeast-corridor-call-for-full-amtrak-funding-%E2%80%93-unveil-new-report-detailing-billions-in-safety-and-infrastructure-upgrades-that-ne-corridor-desperately-ID0847.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Estate Rama<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 \u00a0Senate Democrats representing states along Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Corridor urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund Amtrak\u2019s funding request in the upcoming Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill. 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