President Joe Biden made a pitch on Friday for his proposed $80 billion to upgrade and expand Amtrak service, saying the rail system is a key to fighting climate change and could further spur the post-pandemic economic recovery.
“When I think about fighting climate change, I think about jobs and rail,” Biden said in Philadelphia. “The expansion of rail provides good union jobs, good-paying jobs. … This is the bargain of bargains of bargains.”
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