Amendment to Defund Amtrak

Jun. 9, 2014 | H.R. 4745
This amendment undermines Amtrak's ability to provide the rail service upon which passengers and communities have come to rely. Rep. Paul Broun's amendment would arbitrarily cut Amtrak's operating funding by $34 million. The base bill already makes unacceptable cuts to Amtrak's capital budget, endangering the efficiency of the system and delaying urgently needed improvements to infrastructure and rail cars that are urgently needed. This amendment is particularly ill-advised at a time when Amtrak is setting ridership records year after year and recent polling shows that the railroad has broad public support across the country. The amendment was rejected.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 154
NAYs: 248

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Bradley Byrne
AL
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Ken Calvert
CA
41 Republican No
Rep. Dave Camp
MI
4 Republican Yes
Rep. John Campbell
CA
45 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Eric Cantor
VA
7 Republican Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican No
Rep. Lois Capps
CA
24 Democrat No
Rep. Michael E. Capuano
MA
7 Democrat No
Rep. Tony Cárdenas
CA
29 Democrat No
Rep. John Carney
DE
At Large Democrat No
Rep. André Carson
IN
7 Democrat No
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican Yes
Rep. Matt Cartwright
PA
8 Democrat No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican Not Voting
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat No
Rep. Joaquín Castro
TX
20 Democrat No
Rep. Steven J. Chabot
OH
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Jason Chaffetz
UT
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Judy Chu
CA
28 Democrat No
Rep. David Cicilline
RI
1 Democrat No