(The following appeared on the Railway Age website on Febraury 17, 2011.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatatives Thursday approved cuts of various sizes for various government programs, but rejected a proposal to cut $446.9 million in Amtrak funding for the current fiscal year 1011.
The vote rejecting the Amrak cuts reportedly was 250-176.
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