Biden announces funding for Amtrak in Washington
Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, Sen. John Rockefeller IV, D-WV, Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, (L to R) are on hand to announce funding for Amtrak as part of the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at Union Station in Washington on March 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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