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Post A Reply Login Name: Password: Message Icon:                                                                       Message: HTML is not enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. [QUOTE]Originally posted by gp35: [QB] 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 [/QB][/QUOTE]

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T O P I C     R E V I E W gp35 Member # 3971 posted 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   PaulB Member # 4258 posted 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.   Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541 posted 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'   gp35 Member # 3971 posted Mr Norman stop with the strip tease. I can't take it.   delvyrails Member # 4205 posted 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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