Subject: Fwd: Senate duo lays out priorities for next Amtrak chief
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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:31:06 +0000

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Subject: Fwd: Senate duo lays out priorities for next Amtrak chief

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Subject: Senate duo lays out priorities for next Amtrak chief
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By Heather Caygle

02/12/2016 12:19 PM EDT

A bipartisan Senate duo has a big demand for the next leader of Amtrak: Don't even think about downsizing the railroad's national footprint.

"For many of our citizens, Amtrak represents the only option for travel beyond the automobile," wrote Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Wicker in a letter<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=e24660582b7573d19476010f185e847c7180bc914d3983decf376680db472d2a> to Amtrak's board of directors.

Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman is retiring in the fall and just Thursday announced the railroad would have to cut its budget<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=e24660582b7573d15c5ec934f21994b2082681b0ced2176e5b271349154e5f13> by 4 percent this year.

"The health of the entire system is critical for maintaining and improving a passenger rail network," Durbin and Wicker wrote.

"Should the next CEO of Amtrak fail to possess a working knowledge of and experience with the system, the positive steps that you have taken to stimulate growth in rail ridership will be put at risk, making it more challenging for Congress to support funding for Amtrak."

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