Blumenthal Statement on House Proposal to Bypass Connecticut Rail Stations in New Amtrak Bill

(Hartford, CT) –Following the U.S. House of Representatives approval of a bill on Wednesday that would require Amtrak to conduct research on high-speed rail service between Washington, DC and Boston, MA, with no stops in Connecticut, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement:

"High-speed rail without stops in Connecticut is a nonstarter. I will strongly and steadfastly oppose any proposal for high-speed rail that uses Connecticut tracks but bypasses Connecticut stations.  The New Haven Line is the busiest rail line in America for a reason -- Connecticut residents demand and depend on robust rail service. I will work vigorously to stop in its tracks any effort to ignore our state's critical needs, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the delegation who share my concerns about this issue."