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Number of People Taking Action to Stand Up for Trains: 5,670(updated 10/18/2011 at 11:00am)Civic and Community SupportersWe are in the process of gathering formal resolutions and letters of support for high-speed and intercity passenger rail from local, state, and congressional leaders as well as key community and business leaders around the country. Help us grow the list of supporters. Click here to learn how. High-Speed Rail Statement of Support Public officials, community leaders, and organizations around the Midwest recently signed on to a Statement of Support for high-speed rail. See a copy of the statement here: (High-Speed Rail Statement of Support Signers). The names of those who signed the statement of support are below:
(Click the names below to see copies of the Resolutions and Letters of Support) Letters/Statements of Support U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (Missouri) U.S. Congressman David Price (North Carolina) U.S. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Michigan) U.S. Congressman John Olver (Massachusetts) - Ranking Member of the Approriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies North Carolina Congressional Delegation North Carolina Department of Transportation Olmsted County, MN (Rochester) Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce (MN) Southeastern Economic Alliance Southern Environmental Law Center Resolutions North Carolina Resolutions of Support (124 North Carolina entities have approved resolutions in support of enhanced passenger rail service.) North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina Department of Transportation Drake University, Student Senate U.S. Representatives Stand Up for Trains U.S. Representatives speak out in favor of high-speed and intercity passenger rail funding. Watch the statements by Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio and Rep. Hansen Clarke of Michigan below or go here to watch them all!! Dear Colleague Congressional Letters of Support July 2011 Congressional Letter - July 2011 Letter from 20 Senate members to Senate Appropriators requesting $2.2 Billion in the FY12 budget for Amtrak's intercity passenger rail service. May 2011 Congressional Letter - May 2011 Letter from 62 House members to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing & Urban Development requesting $2.5 Billion for the high-speed and intercity passenger rail program in the FY12 budget. April 2011 Congressional Letter - April 2011 Letter from 63 House Members and 19 Senators to the Appropriations Committtee leadership urging them to maintain funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail for FY11 and to maintain FY10 and ARRA for already awarded TIGER and high-speed rail projects. April 2010 Congressional Letter - April 2010 Letter to President Obama from 105 House and Senate Members emphasizing the importance of a dedicated revenue source for planning and development of high-speed rail. |
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