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October 18, 2023
October 18 2023 Commerce Committee Advances FAA Administrator FTC Commissioners CPSC Commissioner and Amtrak Board of Directors Today the U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation chaired...Committee also advanced nominations for the Federal Trade Commission Consumer Product Safety Commission Amtrak Board of Directors as well as Coast Guard promotions Mr Whitaker is highly qualified with more than...Coscia to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors Christopher Koos to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors Joel Matthew Szabat to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors Douglas Dziak...
October 10, 2023
pressed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the decision making behind certain grants to the Amtrak NY NJ Gateway Program and asked the Department of Transportation DOT to commit to giving fair consideration...FRA and the Federal Transit Administration FTA about those agencies support and oversight of the Amtrak New York New Jersey Gateway Program the Gateway Program In April Republican senators of the Committee...February 2022 Amtrak s Office of Inspector General OIG released a report finding that Amtrak lacked a comprehensive framework to manage its commitments to the Gateway Program Among other concerns Amtrak lacked...
June 21, 2023
Terms Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print Nominations Hearing Amtrak and NTSB June 21 2023 10 00 AM U S Senator Maria Cantwell Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce...ET to consider nominations for the Amtrak Board of Directors and the National Transportation Safety Board Nominees Joel Matthew Szabat to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors PN13 Anthony Rosario...Rosario Coscia to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors PN14 Christopher Koos to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors PN15 Alvin Brown to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety...
June 21, 2023
Press Releases Print Cantwell Chairs Amtrak NTSB Nominations Hearing June 21 2023 Increased round trip service between Seattle and Portland will meet fall deadline Amtrak board member Coscia commits to Chair...Biden s picks to serve on the Amtrak Board of Directors and National Transportation Safety Board NTSB During the hearing Sen Cantwell received confirmation from current Amtrak board member and nominee Anthony...Anthony Coscia that Amtrak will meet its commitment to begin running an additional two round trips between Seattle and Portland by fall increasing daily roundtrip service to six Along with Anthony Coscia...
April 19, 2023
of the country with respect to Amtrak Board seats and a large taxpayer funded rail grant program While Congress mandated that at least half of the eight appointed Amtrak board directors live outside of...In their letter to President Biden Sen Cruz and his fellow lawmakers wrote To bring your slate of Amtrak board nominees into compliance with the geographic diversity requirement in federal law we urge you...you must also comply with the political diversity requirement for Amtrak board members Under federal law no more than five of the Amtrak board members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate...
April 12, 2023
Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA Amtrak the Surface Transportation Board the Transportation Security Administration surface transportation...From Hellâ Senators Demand Answers From Amtrak After Harrowing Passenger Accounts From 37 Hour Delayed Journey WASHINGTON D C â After disturbing Amtrak Auto Train passenger accounts from a delayed...alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal D Conn Ben Cardin D Md and Edward J Markey D Mass sent a letter to Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner demanding answers about the incident and an explanation of the companyâ...
January 31, 2023
project will improve commute times Amtrak reliability on the Northeast Corridor NEC and support the NEC regional economy which is home to 17 of the U S population Amtrak expects the Hudson Tunnel project...
January 25, 2023
Rail Service For fifty years Amtrak lines have been a lifeblood of travel in the United States We must continue to invest in our celebrated passenger rail system because Amtrak lines like these link people...passenger rail funding allowing states and Amtrak to expand and improve service It includes 12 billion to expand passenger rail networks like Washington s Amtrak Cascades service Sens Blumenthal and Markey...secured a historic 30 billion investment that addresses major projects and the on time performance of Amtrak s Northeast Corridor For people traveling between major cities these improvements provide alternatives...
January 24, 2023
More About the Emergency Connectivity Fund Restoring Amtrak Service The American Rescue Plan ensured that the Empire Builder and the Coast Starlight Amtrak routes were able to continue to serve routes across...which support small and rural communities Sen Cantwell and Sen Tester worked together to advocate for Amtrak support With their help routes were restored to pre pandemic service levels in May 2021 Montanans...for thousands who live and work on the Hi Line I was proud to lead this fight to return full daily Amtrak service to Montana which will reinstate furloughed employees boost the local economy and get folks...
January 18, 2023
Print Train Ride From Hell Senators Demand Answers From Amtrak After Harrowing Passenger Accounts From 37 Hour Delayed Journey January 18 2023 Amtrak Auto Train passengers reported limited access to food...resorting to calling 911 amid confusion fear of being held hostage WASHINGTON D C After disturbing Amtrak Auto Train passenger accounts from a delayed 37 hour long journey U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash...alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal D Conn Ben Cardin D Md and Edward J Markey D Mass sent a letter to Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner demanding answers about the incident and an explanation of the company s policies...
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