{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carson-offers-amendment-protect-amtrak-funding-trump-cuts", "Congressman Carson Offers Amendment to Protect Amtrak Funding from Trump Cuts", "2025-04-30", "2025", "2025-04", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Andr\u00e9 Carson", "C001072", "carson.house.gov", "carson", "https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2014 Today, Congressman Andr\u00e9 Carson (IN-07) offered an amendment to protect Amtrak funding during today\u2019s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reconciliation bill markup.\n\nThe Carson amendment would have protected funding for the Amtrak National Network by prohibiting the Secretary of Transportation from rescinding its grant funding or from adding any new terms or conditions beyond what Congress has already directed. The amendment did not pass.\n\n\u201cThe Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is known for bipartisan collaboration \u2013 but their reconciliation markup today takes us backwards, taking back already-appropriated funding and undoing Democrats\u2019 progress in aviation, clean energy, and efforts to improve walkability, safety, and affordable transportation,\u201d said Congressman Carson. \u201cI voted NO on final passage for this bill because it allows the Trump administration to take away funding from our communities to give it to their billionaire friends.\n\n\"My amendment would have put the brakes on any short-sighted attempt to derail Amtrak\u2019s National Network. Democrats have made monumental investments in our nation\u2019s infrastructure, including Amtrak. It facilitates economic development, connects our communities, and provides jobs. I\u2019m proud to represent the workers at Amtrak\u2019s largest passenger rail maintenance facility in the country in Beech Grove, Indiana. Plus, the Indianapolis Distribution Center is Amtrak\u2019s largest material and supply facility.\n\n\u201cCongress already appropriated Amtrak funding \u2013 it is the executive branch\u2019s duty to carry out our instructions. But the Trump administration has made it clear that they are not following the regular rules, so I\u2019ll continue fighting to ensure extra protections to preserve jobs and the vital investments Democrats made.\n\n\u201cMy amendment would have ensured that laws passed by Congress are followed, and the funding we approved for Amtrak isn\u2019t stripped away by DOGE, the Transportation Secretary, or anyone else.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:06:22Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carson-offers-amendment-protect-amtrak-funding-trump-cuts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.440409105271101, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}