[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 98 (Monday, June 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AMTRAK CUTS

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, before I hopped on the Northeast Regional 
train to D.C. this morning, I joined Westchester County Executive Ken 
Jenkins to bring attention to the Trump administration's proposed 25 
percent cut in funding the Amtrak Northeast Corridor service. This is a 
bad business decision that speaks more to politics than any objective 
analysis of what will grow the economy and jobs.
  In the congested corridor between Boston and D.C., where major 
businesses are headquartered and where we generate major revenue for 
this Nation, we don't need more cars on the road and more planes 
circling our airports.
  We can attract more Amtrak riders with modernization and upgrades, 
but this administration shows every day that if you don't support them 
and their policies, you don't count. They will remove Federal services 
from key cities, take away longtime tax deductions, impose their values 
and policies, and now curtail transportation options.
  Those of us who represent northeast and mid-Atlantic States get the 
message loud and clear: We don't count.
  Amtrak represents growth and expansion for America. When we treat it 
as such, we will see more of these benefits in other corridors.

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