Biden plugs infrastructure with a personal favorite: Amtrak
PHILADELPHIA — President Biden made a personal stop here on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of Amtrak and plug the billions of investments in passenger and freight rail proposed in his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan.
The atmosphere was quintessential Biden, who spent much of his time as a U.S. senator commuting on Amtrak from Delaware to Washington, an experience he reflected on at length during his remarks. He joked about falling asleep on the train and missing the Wilmington stop, ending up instead in Philadelphia.
Biden said that his infrastructure plan proposes spending $10 billion annually on passenger rail and freight rail, and by doing so the government would create “good-paying union jobs” and "accommodate" more by connecting underserved communities with cities. “Amtrak became my family,” he said. “You get to know everybody, you get to know the folks. … They work like the devil. They really, really do.”
“Towns and cities that have been in danger of being left out and left behind will be back in the game,” he continued. “We have a huge opportunity here to provide fast, safe, reliable, clean transportation in this country.”
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