House Republicans push to cut Amtrak funding mere hours after Philadelphia crash

House Republicans push to cut Amtrak funding mere hours after Philadelphia crash
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It's still unclear what caused an Amtrak passenger train to derail in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, but it's suspected that the crash could be part of a larger story about America's brittle, aging infrastructure.

So Democrats were quick to condemn a decision by the GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee to pass a bill cutting Amtrak funding mere hours after the crash. As Politico reports:

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Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.