Dear Friend, Two important new bills have been introduced in Congress to advance passenger rail nationwide. The first reauthorizes Amtrak and provides $14 billion over five years for intercity train operations and about $350 million per year in grants to states to improve rail service. The second provides $12 billion in new investments in high-speed rail. Please join me in asking our elected officials to support this legislation. If you go to the URL below you can check out what is at stake and send your own message directly to the relevant decision makers. http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/oberstar_clone?rk=dp1LCn7qOGzdW ****************************** This email is Powered by Convio, Inc. http://www.convio.com ****************************** Mike Carberry Senior Regional Field Director Iowa Global Warming 2029 Friendship St. Iowa City IA 52245 office: 319.338.8820 mobile: 319.594.6453 www.iowaglobalwarming.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/