House Bill Pleases Rail-Transport Advocates

Advocates for mass-transit and passenger-rail service scored two victories in the House version of the economic-stimulus bill, adding $3 billion in mass-transit spending and beating back a proposal to cut Amtrak funding.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York and several other House Democrats Wednesday put forward an amendment to the $825 billion economic-recovery package that would add $3 billion more in spending for mass-transit service. The amendment passed on a voice vote, bringing the total for public-transportation spending in the House bill to $12 billion. The House is expected to vote on its version of the bill on Wednesday evening.

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Thanks to everyone who made calls to get this amendment in the bill. Now we must keep up the pressure on the Senate to ensure that funding isnt cut there.