One step forward, one step back for Amtrak board appointee

September 7, 2018
By BRIANNA GURCIULLO With help from Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; September 6, 2018

ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK: Rick Dearborn’s nomination to the Amtrak board of directors squeaked through the Commerce Committee on a party-line vote Wednesday, but Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) said he plans to place a hold on Dearborn’s nomination until Amtrak leaders commit to maintaining long-distance service. “Democrats also expressed concerns about Dearborn’s contacts with Russians during his time as a campaign adviser for Donald Trump,” our Tanya Snyder reports.

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