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Booker Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Passenger Rail Legislation

Statement

Date: March 4, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation

U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker D-N.J., today issued the following statement afterthe U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve bipartisan passenger rail legislation:

"The House passage of the bipartisan passenger rail bill today is a good first step toward making critically necessary improvements to passenger rail infrastructure in the United States," Sen. Booker said. "Allowing Amtrak to keep more revenue in the Northeast Corridor will speed vital improvements to this important part of our national passenger rail network. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle as part of the debate over the surface transportation bill to make these provisions even stronger, particularly when it comes to securing critically important funding for the Gateway Tunnel and Portal Bridge that countless New Jerseyans depend on every day."


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