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Call to Action: Protect High-Speed Rail in Florida
June 8, 2015
Call to Action: Protect High-Speed Rail in Florida
NARP needs Florida members to take action TODAY to ensure that All Aboard Florida—a proposed privately funded high-speed rail project that will connect Miami to Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando—can move forward. All Aboard Florida represents the best chance Floridians have at having a convenient and reliable alternative to the massively congested Interstate 95.
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) is offering up two amendments in the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development appropriations bill that would slow the progress of All Aboard Florida. Votes are scheduled for tomorrow, so taking action today is urgent. NARP is urging members to click here to contact their elected officials and ask them to support this vital infrastructure project. We thank you for your support of this important effort.
"It is an honor to be recognized by the Rail Passengers Association for my efforts to strengthen and expand America’s passenger rail. Golden spikes were once used by railroads to mark the completion of important rail projects, so I am truly grateful to receive the Golden Spike Award as a way to mark the end of a career that I’ve spent fighting to invest in our country’s rail system. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it has been my priority to bolster funding for Amtrak, increase and expand routes, look to the future by supporting high-speed projects, and improve safety, culminating in $66 billion in new funding in the Bipartisan infrastructure Law."
Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
March 30, 2022, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his years of dedication and commitment to passenger rail.
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