Trump names former Rep. Todd Rokita, an opponent of federal funding for Amtrak, to Amtrak board.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Trump names former Rep. Todd Rokita, an opponent of federal funding for Amtrak, to Amtrak board.

Link to tweet

Three Nominations Sent to the Senate; May 14, 2019

NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS

Three Nominations Sent to the Senate
Issued on: May 14, 2019

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

John Leslie Carwile, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Latvia.

Monica David Morris, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years, vice J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, term expired.

Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring January 3, 2021, vice Derek Tai-Ching Kan.

[underpants]

1. Well he couldn't appoint "Doc" Thompson (talk radio host)

Doc was on the local Richmond station for a while (got fired from there AND a job in Ohio on his honeymoon) and I called in a couple of times. He was a moron. He was connected to Glen Beck.

Apparently one of his standard nonsense bits was ripping into Amtrak. While checking out some new earbuds on a run he didn’t notice an Amtrak train.

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/radio-talk-show-host-killed-train-while-jogging-railroad-tracks/7ggor7XVgMlyA1lgvcXj6H/

[katmondoo]

2. I love the train hate to fly

Fewer people would fly if we had a better rail system, it is so much more relaxing that the extra travel time means nothing

[Hela]

3. Meanwhile, in Indiana...

Amtrak ending Indianapolis-to-Chicago route with funding cut

https://wgntv.com/2019/05/01/amtrak-ending-indianapolis-to-chicago-route-with-funding-cut/

It's an AP article, so I'm not posting any quotes, but essentially, the state won't fund the line so the route is being suspended.