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Passenger Trains > Good news on board appointmentsDate: 08/10/19 07:39 Good news on board appointments Author: Flyer92122 Four nominees for the Amtrak board, who are all well-established figures in Republican politics, are being held up in the Senate over the passenger rail corporation’s handling of some long-distance routes.
Thats the entire blurb from today’s Politico. More to follow. Date: 08/10/19 08:13 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: SP4360 Could be something, or nothing. Hopefully it goes the right direction.
Date: 08/10/19 08:28 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: nedzarp Nothing being said about thier being unqualified. No rail experiece.
Date: 08/10/19 09:35 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: PHall nedzarp Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Nothing being said about thier being unqualified. > No rail experiece. That just means they're the same as the rest of the board. Date: 08/10/19 10:14 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: Nomad So keeping unchanged the current board who are overseeing Anderson's destruction of Amtrak is good news?
Flyer92122 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Four nominees for the Amtrak board, who are all > well-established figures in Republican politics, > are being held up in the Senate over the passenger > rail corporation’s handling of some > long-distance routes. > > Thats the entire blurb from today’s Politico. > More to follow. Date: 08/10/19 10:34 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: Flyer92122 These 4 people appointed by Trump are on record as wanting Amtrak dismantled and eliminated as we know it. Complete ideologues.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/10/19 10:36 by Flyer92122. Date: 08/10/19 10:55 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: Lackawanna484 Flyer92122 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > These 4 people appointed by Trump are on record > as wanting Amtrak dismantled and eliminated as we > know it. Complete ideologues. Like the acting Secretary of Labor who made his name as a union buster. Or, the National Labor Relations Board, which is trying to break its own union of professional employees. And just issued an edict making it easier to decertify a union. It's consistent, that's for sure. Date: 08/10/19 15:54 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: Typhoon nedzarp Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Nothing being said about thier being unqualified. > No rail experiece. Rail experience is not a requirement "general business and financial experience, experience or qualifications in transportation, freight and passenger rail transportation, travel, hospitality, cruise line, or passenger air transportation businesses, or representatives of employees or users of passenger rail transportation or a State government" Date: 08/10/19 16:47 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: Cumbresfan There's a bit more with names if you scroll down; here's the link:
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-transportation/2019/08/08/the-wait-continues-for-amtrak-nominees-466514 Date: 08/11/19 06:50 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: joemvcnj Better the evil you know vs. the evil you do not.
Date: 08/12/19 17:56 Re: Good news on board appointments Author: ProAmtrak I hope they stay there, all this is leading is Trump trying to be the 1ST President to finally get rid of the so called 'burden' to taxpayers!
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