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,klobu*>7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ #ej ye>s (     
s]vice by ! ,national ,railroad ,pass5g]
 ,corporation1 commonly kn[n z ,amtrak4 
,:]eas1 on ,octob] #cj1 #aigj1 ,congress
 enact$ ! ,rail ,pass5g] ,s]vice ,act ( 
#aigj 7,public ,law #ia-eah2 #hd ,/at4  
#acbg71 :i* creat$ ! ,national ,railroad
 ,pass5g] ,corporation 7commonly kn[n & 
ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ,amtrak7 to  
assume ! responsibility ( provid+ !     
,unit$ ,/ates ) nationwide pass5g] rail 
s]vice1 :i* began on ,may #a1 #aiga2    
,:]eas ,may #a1 #bjba1 m>ks #ej ye>s    
s9ce ! date ,amtrak began provid+       
pass5g] rail s]vice to individuals 9 !  

,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,amtrak connects  
ov] #ejj communities across #df ,/ates1 
! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & #c ,canadian  
,prov9ces2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 ,amtrak     
provid$ ov] #cb1jjj1jjj trips1 ! highe/ 
ye>ly rid]%ip 9 its hi/ory2 ,:]eas !    
total annual economic impact ( ,amtrak &
 ! pass5g]s x s]ves across ! ,unit$     
,/ates exce$s #h1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas    
,amtrak has =m$ valuable p>tn]%ips ) #ag
 ,/ates to op]ate #bh regionaliz$ r\tes1
 :i* result$ 9 #ae1djj1jjj trips 9      
#bjai2 ,:]eas ,amtrak op]ates #ae       
long-di/ance r\tes t result$ 9          
#d1fjj1jjj trips 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas !      
,acela & ! ,nor!a/ ,regional1 #b s]vices
 ( ,amtrak along ! ,nor!a/ ,corridor1   
provid$ #ab1ejj1jjj trips 9 #bjai2 &    
,:]eas ,amtrak provides a numb] (       
ess5tial s]vices & public b5efits1 :i*  
include-- 7#a7 s]v+ z ! only s\rce (    
public transportation 9 _m rural        
communities2  7#b7 employ+ approximately
 #af1jjj p & support+ t5s ( ?\s&s (     
additional jobs 9 ! communities x s]ves2

 &  7#c7 because ,amtrak is #dg p]c5t m 
en]gy effici5t ?an c> travel & #cc p]c5t
 m en]gy effici5t ?an air travel 7z     
measur$ by pass5g] miles71 provid+ an   
environm5tally fri5dly way to travel3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate           
recognizes-- 7#a7 #ej ye>s ( s]vice by !
 ,national ,railroad ,pass5g]           
,corporation 7commonly kn[n & ref]r$ to 
9 ?is resolution z ,amtrak72  7#b7 ! ne$
 = safe & af=dable national pass5g] rail
 s]vice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 t      
,amtrak provides a vital connection =   
bo? urban & rural communities ?r\gh\t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates &1 9 ! process1           
contributes to ! economic gr[? ( ^?     
communities2 &  7#d7 t ! re/oration &   
expansion ( ! s]vices t ,amtrak provides
 is 9 ! int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4