Prediction: Amtrak will be appropriated Thirty Four One Thousandth of One Percent of the Federal FY 09 Budget.
Cutting to the chase, $1.45B.
But then we must justify NARP's existence; $800M means it's time to fire up the 'rally round the flag boys' rhetoric machine. On that point, looks like NARP has been burning the midnight oil.
Posted by Cloaked_Bert (Member # 6010) on :
I wouldn't stress over the "Bush Budget". He's a Lame Duck and the Republicans are deserting him and the Democrats will ignore him.
Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :
Even when the Republican's controlled Capitol Hill they never approved Bush's Amtrak cuts, and the Democrats continued the tradition after their 2006 takeover. GBN is correct, it'll be $1.45 billion, give or take half a billion.