[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 185 (Wednesday, November 8, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PROPOSED CUTS ON AMTRAK

  (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, this week, President Biden announced more 
than $16 billion in Federal funding for the Northeast Corridor, the 
busiest in the United States, through the Bipartisan Infrastructure 
Law.
  While that is a very admirable and needed effort, I would like to 
call attention to the LOSSAN Corridor, the second busiest rail 
corridor, which runs right through my district. It is the only rail 
link between San Diego and Los Angeles.
  The integrity of the LOSSAN Corridor is arguably at greater risk than 
any other corridor in the country. It runs along the Pacific Ocean and 
has repeatedly closed due to climate change-induced sea level rise, 
collapsing bluffs, and eroding beaches. That has cost our economy 
millions of dollars per year and impacts my constituents' ability to 
get where they need to go.
  The LOSSAN Corridor is the busiest State-supported route for Amtrak, 
which is currently facing 64 percent funding cuts in the Republican T-
HUD appropriations bill.
  This is the wrong approach. We must invest in Amtrak and associated 
infrastructure. I will continue to advocate for the Biden 
administration to invest in the LOSSAN Corridor so California can get 
its fair share of resources.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank my partners in California, and especially 
Governor Newsom, for continuing to fight for this historic investment.

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