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NARP
Congressional Testimony
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APPENDIX I
POLL BY BRUSKIN GOLDRING RESEARCH, QUESTION ONE:
Amtrak was created by Congress to provide intercity rail passenger service. Amtrak currently receives passenger fares and federal grants. You currently pay a federal fuel tax, most of which goes to the Highway Trust Fund to be spent on roads and mass transit. The need for a more stable funding source for Amtrak -- comparable to the highway and aviation trust funds -- has prompted a proposal that one penny of the fuel tax be used to create a trust fund to pay for long-term Amtrak improvements. This would not result in your paying any additional taxes, but would reallocate a small percentage of the total funds to Amtrak. Please tell me which of the following best describes your feelings about this proposal.
| Support | Oppose | No Opinion |
| 63% | 26% | 11% |
QUESTION TWO:
It also has been suggested that states be allowed to use, for intercity rail passenger service, a portion of their federal funds now restricted to highways, mass transit and recreational trails.
| Support | Oppose | No Opinion |
| 63% | 27% | 10% |
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