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Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday sent a letter to Amtrak CEO William Flynn asking him for information on Bidens train trips, which they implied without evidence caused delays in the delivery of needed medical equipment during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
We are concerned that the Biden campaigns use of Amtraks charter train redirected Amtraks scarce resources during a time of record losses, employee layoffs, and service cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republicans wrote. We question whether the Biden campaigns use of Amtrak caused delays of freight trains at a time when supplies are crucial.
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The Republicans then requested that Flynn provide the total cost to Amtrak of hosting the Biden campaign, and also whether the Biden campaigns charter train delayed any Amtrak trains or disrupted any Amtrak services.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/house-gop-vows-to-investigate-biden-for-campaigning-on-amtrak/
I swear Joe could breathe in someone's direction the wrong way and these fucking morons would launch an investigation.
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)So it's not ok for Biden to campaign on an AmTrak trip but everything is ok for Trump to use the white house as background in his convention.......
Initech
(99,913 posts)That's the investigation I would like to see!
underpants
(182,273 posts)As far as I understand it.
and this was a 'charter,' so planned for by Amtrak (and paid for by the campaign.)
Thekaspervote
(32,606 posts)Last edited Wed Oct 21, 2020, 02:09 PM - Edit history (1)
With family in Chicago and Phoenix Ive ridden Amtrak lots. Passenger trains ALWAYS are secondary to freight. Tracks (and the maintenance of them) are owned by BNSF and other freight rail carriers. Amtrak pays them to use their tracks so Passenger trains are held up while freight takes priority on the tracks.
Thekaspervote
(32,606 posts)So ridiculous..slowed PPE supplies ...the biggest road block to supplies was your idiot king
unblock
(51,974 posts)"Hey, there's zero evidence of anything, but if pigs could fly and horses crapped rainbows, then there might be a tiny scandal that's still nothing compared to what Donnie routinely does, so lets get this in front of voters eyes ASAP!"
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)Especially Devin NumNuts.
Initech
(99,913 posts)And unfortunately it looks like he's going to win. I'm seriously convinced Fresno has Stockholm Syndrome and they've fallen for their kidnappers. In this case it's Devin Nunes.
VMA131Marine
(4,123 posts)When the President goes anywhere on his campaign trips he shuts down roads and stops aircraft flying nearby, completely disrupting travel in the vicinity.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)they can't help themselves. Got to gin up something...anything.
Rick Crawford
Bob Gibbs
Scott Perry
Lloyd Smucker
FBaggins
(26,696 posts)It will no doubt draw attention to the fact that Hunter Biden used to be on the Amtrak board of directors.
Which means that he wasn't entirely unqualified to serve on another board...
... and Bush put him there. And he stepped aside when his father became VP
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)Wha! Wha! Wha! Screeching and howling noises pierce everywhere... Etc. etc. etc.
These dimwits are determined to be the poster children in favor of legalized abortion.
Marius25
(3,213 posts)from the White House?
The hypocrisy of Republicans is truly off the charts.