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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/50598</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Cubin votes against Amtrak bailout bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.littlechicagoreview.com/pages/home/full_story?link=newest_headlines::full_story&amp;amp;content_instance_id=91367" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2346810</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Little Chicago Review,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
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Washington, DC&#226;&#8364;&#8221;Congresswoman Barbara Cubin (R-WY) today voted against the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 6003). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.littlechicagoreview.com/pages/home/full_story?link=newest_headlines::full_story&amp;amp;content_instance_id=91367&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Amtrak could return to Crestview</title>
    <link href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/service_8736___article.html/amtrak_rail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/2337579</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Northwest Florida Daily News,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (HR 6003) was approved last week by a vote of 311 to 104, with 224 Democrats and 87 Republicans supporting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/service_8736___article.html/amtrak_rail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Amtrak funding good news for state and nation</title>
    <link href="http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/columns-3/1213627856177020.xml&amp;amp;coll=7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-15:/commentary/2332001</id>
    <updated>2008-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com,&amp;nbsp;MI</name>
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The House bill is HR 6003, known as the Passenger  Rail Investment and Improvement Act. The Senate approved a similar bill last fall, with the strong support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/columns-3/1213627856177020.xml&amp;amp;coll=7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Global warming: God or man made?</title>
    <link href="http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080616/OPINION/806160302" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-15:/commentary/2331568</id>
    <updated>2008-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pensacola News Journal,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
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Amtrak has its friends in Congress, and bill HR 6003, sponsored by Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida and Rep. Gene Taylor of Mississippi and others, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080616/OPINION/806160302&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House passes Amtrak funding bill Wednesday</title>
    <link href="http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2008/06/12/local_headlines/world.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2331760</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Havre Daily News,&amp;nbsp;MT</name>
    </author>
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... about half the increase can  be attributed to gas prices. (The bill is HR 6003. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas. Loc.gov/Amtrak: http://www. Amtrak.com.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2008/06/12/local_headlines/world.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Moran&amp;#39;s News Commentary</title>
    <link href="http://www.fcnp.com/national_commentary/jim_morans_news_commentary_20080612.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2310609</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Falls Church News Press,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
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Tom Davis plans to offer an amendment to the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (HR 6003), mirroring a bill he previously introduced, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fcnp.com/national_commentary/jim_morans_news_commentary_20080612.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Amtrak bill</title>
    <link href="http://travel.emeraldcoast.com/article.php?id=212" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2310607</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>EmeraldCoast.com,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (HR 6003) would require Amtrak to submit a plan to Congress for restoring the service. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://travel.emeraldcoast.com/article.php?id=212&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amtrak bill calls for plan on North Florida passenger service</title>
    <link href="http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080612/BUSINESS/806120315/1003" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2310605</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tallahassee.com,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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Allen Boyd, D-North Florida, who supports HR 6003. &amp;quot;This legislation will get the ball rolling on ways to restore this service that will most benefit the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080612/BUSINESS/806120315/1003&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House signs off on Amtrak, high-speed rail bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16943" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2310604</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Rail Roading,&amp;nbsp;WI</name>
    </author>
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Yesterday, the House approved the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 6003) by a 311-104 vote. The bipartisan legislation was ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16943&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cumberland Times-News</title>
    <link href="http://www.times-news.com/opinion/local_story_163110844.html?keyword=topstory" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/2331759</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cumberland Times-News,&amp;nbsp;MD</name>
    </author>
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HR 6003 to authorize the new five-year funding is to come before the full House soon. Congress should work with the White House to resolve differences and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.times-news.com/opinion/local_story_163110844.html?keyword=topstory&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House passes Oberstar bill to rebuild Amtrak</title>
    <link href="http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=5346&amp;amp;Itemid=29" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/2310608</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coon Rapids ECM Publishers,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (HR 6003) also includes a grant program that would fund new high-speed rail initiatives, similar to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=5346&amp;amp;Itemid=29&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Boyd pushes to get Northwest Florida rail service back on track</title>
    <link href="http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/rail_5022___article.html/service_boyd.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/2310606</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Destin Log,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON, DC&#226;&#8364;&#8221;Congressman Allen Boyd (D-North Florida) today supported passage of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (HR 6003), which would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/rail_5022___article.html/service_boyd.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 6003 Would Be the Costliest Bailout in Amtrak&amp;#39;s 40 Years of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/SmartGrowth/wm1949.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-08:/commentary/2307187</id>
    <updated>2008-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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HR 6003 would tilt these inequitable subsidies further toward Amtrak&amp;#39;s advantage. In comparison to the $1.35 billion federal subsidy that Amtrak will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/SmartGrowth/wm1949.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Urge Congress to Support Amtrak and Passenger Rail</title>
    <link href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/23/urge-congress-to-support-amtrak-and-passenger-rail/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2233363</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>StreetsBlog,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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HR 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, is currently in need of co-sponsors in the House (a version has already passed the Senate). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/23/urge-congress-to-support-amtrak-and-passenger-rail/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House transportation committee signs off on Amtrak reauthorization ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16749" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2233362</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Rail Roading,&amp;nbsp;WI</name>
    </author>
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Yesterday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 6003), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16749&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Web Exclusive Toledo on Track for High-Speed Rail</title>
    <link href="http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=7865" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2227025</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Toledo Free Press,&amp;nbsp; USA</name>
    </author>
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HR 6003, the House version of the bill, was introduced in committee May 22. That federal funding could go toward the initial PEIS for each corridor, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=7865&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sunset Limited bill is on track</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/business/story/581035.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2227024</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SunHerald.com,&amp;nbsp;MS</name>
    </author>
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The bill, HR 6003, is a five-year authorization of Amtrak. The provision includes $1 million for Amtrak to study the Sunset Limited route. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunherald.com/business/story/581035.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>&#226;&#8364;&#162; House Joins Senate in Boosting Rail Travel</title>
    <link href="http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/05/rail_house.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2198520</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Consumer Affairs</name>
    </author>
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The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 6003) would invest $14.4 billion over five years. &#226;&#8364;&#339;This legislation wins the Triple Crown. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/05/rail_house.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rahall Leads Amtrak Reauthorization</title>
    <link href="http://www.huntingtonnews.net/political/080510-staff-politicalrahall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2188715</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HNN Huntingtonnews.net,&amp;nbsp; USA</name>
    </author>
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Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, cosponsored HR 6003, The Passenger Rail Investment and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huntingtonnews.net/political/080510-staff-politicalrahall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Passenger-rail bill proposes to reauthorize Amtrak, establish high ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16484" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2182981</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Rail Roading,&amp;nbsp;WI</name>
    </author>
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The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 6003) builds on legislation introduced by Mica, Shuster and others in March (HR 5644) that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16484&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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