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From: Midwest High Speed Rail Association <Rick.Harnish@...>
To: matthewkodi@...
Sent: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:22 am
Subject: Michigan Senate Votes to Cut Amtrak

Matt,

On Wednesday, June 10th, the Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee
voted to cut the Local Bus Operating program by $4.28 million and the
Amtrak rail passenger operating grant by $2 million dollars.

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This will continue a "death by a million cuts" to our local bus
services, but it is even more devastating to Amtrak as the $2 million
cut will result in the loss of either the rail services along the Port
Huron to Chicago route or the Grand Rapids to Chicago route.  It
actually could result in the loss of both routes!!



Fast, frequent and dependable trains, combined with local buses, are an
important tool for dealing with our economic, environmental and energy
crises. Michigan should be expanding passenger rail and transit, not
cutting.



Please click here to send Governor Granholm, your state senator and
your state representative an email.&#160; Here is the address in case
the link doesn't work:



http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2228/t/1597/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27420



Rick Harnish

Executive Director

Midwest High Speed Rail Association

4765 N. Lincoln Ave.

Chicago, IL 60625

773-334-6758


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