Tester Continues Block on President Biden's Amtrak Nominees Over Lack of Geographical Representation From Western States
June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023:
U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today that he will continue to block President Biden's nominees to serve as members of the Amtrak Board of Directors for failure to comply with the geographical representation requirements which he secured through his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Five of the nominees are from Northeast Corridor states, directly violatin . . .
U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today that he will continue to block President Biden's nominees to serve as members of the Amtrak Board of Directors for failure to comply with the geographical representation requirements which he secured through his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Five of the nominees are from Northeast Corridor states, directly violatin . . .