Former Transportation Secretaries Admonish Congress: DO SOMETHING!
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Former Transportation Secretaries Admonish Congress: DO SOMETHING!

I don’t suppose it will do any good, but the current Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, and no less than eleven of his predecessors in that job, have sent a letter to Congressional leaders saying, in effect, “Stop your goddam partisan foolishness and do something about a comprehensive, long-term solution for funding the restoration of…

Why Do House Republicans Hate Amtrak’s Subsidy, But Not All the Others?

Why Do House Republicans Hate Amtrak’s Subsidy, But Not All the Others?

Some of the loonier members of Congress – and, sorry, but just about all of those are Republicans – get their boxer shorts all twisted up in knots when it comes to Amtrak’s annual subsidy.  They hate it. They obsess over it. And every year they try to reduce it. This year, a couple of…