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gp35
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WASHINGTON -- Supporters of the troubled Amtrak passenger railroad Tuesday successfully added back about half of a proposed cut in its federal subsidy as the House debated a $140 billion measure funding transportation programs.

By a 266-158 vote, Amtrak's House allies won an additional $214 million to bring its subsidy to about $1.1 billion for the budget year beginning Oct. 1. The underlying bill cut $394 million from the $1.3 billion subsidy Amtrak received this year.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/13/AR2006061301467.html

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This is NOT set in stone! These are just random numbers. We won't know what the final number is until the budget is signed.
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What say, Mr. GP-35, Amtrak @ $1.4B and NASA @ $14B swapped budget line items. "Slip of the decimal" happens all the time in government.

Start dreamin'

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Mr Norman stop with the strip tease. I can't take it.
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Expect the Senate, as in previous years, to increase that figure and later, the House-Senate conferees to agree to the larger number.

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