re: #470 Justanotherhuman

Rep John Mica (R-FL) calls Amtrak a “soviet style operation”. Idiot. This is why so many loathe your party.

“Republicans have long looked to Amtrak as a focus of its efforts to cut domestic spending broadly, and many see cutting funding for the train system as a bid to privatize it. On Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the New York-bound train crashed, the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee voted to reduce grants to Amtrak by $252 million — a drop of about 15% from last year’s level.”

cnn.com

I asked about past cuts not potential future cuts.