KANSAS… NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVE
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The Bush Administration has targeted the Southwest Chief as one of the trains it would like to discontinue. Amtrak president David Gunn says if Amtrak doesn’t receive full funding, all Amtrak trains will stop running.
This route is important, providing intercity transportation services for the people of Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Tourism, the elderly, the young, the disabled, and those who simply choose to travel by train benefit from this service
Please write your elected officials and remind them how important the Southwest Chief is to Kansas .
Tell them to save this valuable travel alternative. |
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Sen. Sam Brownback 303 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-6521, 228-1265 - Fax http://brownback.senate.gov Appropriations Committee member |
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (Wichita) 401 Cannon House Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-6216, 3489 – Fax http://www.house.gov/tiahrt Appropriations Committee member |
Rep. Jim Ryun (Topeka) 330 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-6601, 7986 – Fax www.ryun.house.gov |
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Sen. Pat Roberts 302 Hart SOB Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-4774 228-3514 – Fax http://roberts.senate.gov/ |
Rep. Jerry Moran (western Kan.) 1519 Longworth HOB. Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-2715, 5124 - Fax www.house.gov/moranks01 Transportation committee member |
Rep. Dennis Moore (Lawrence/ Overland Park/ KCK) 506 Cannon HOB 202-225-2865, 2807 – Fax |
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Since 1980, adjusted for inflation, Congress has cut Amtrak funding in half while doubling highway tripling aviation support.
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Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger CoalitionBox 1183, Mission, Kansas 66222-0183 http://www.trainweb.org/moksrail/ Passenger Rail Oklahomahttp://passengerrailok.org/
www.yahoogroups.com/group/Southwest_Chief http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOKSRail http://www.narprail.org |
Did you know that Congress will give $30 billion this year to fund highways, about the same amount of money Amtrak has received in its entire30-year history?
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