Amtrak asks Congress for an additional nearly $1.5B, citing the coronavirus pandemic and associated economic effects.
Amtrak sent a letter to Congress seeking an additional $1.475 billion in supplemental funding in the next fiscal year, citing the coronavirus pandemic and associated economic effects. The money sought is in addition to its annual $2 billion grant request made earlier this year.
The letter says that in 2019 Amtrak and its state partners carried more than 32 million passengers and had been on pace for what it called another record-breaking year, but the pandemic changed that. Amtrak said it is working to shave $500 million from its operating costs, which includes reducing some service and restructuring its workforce.Nevadans could return to bars as soon as Friday, the governor said Tuesday in announcing the state's move into the next phase of reopening its economy.
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