Tester vows to block Biden’s Amtrak board nominees

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Tuesday announced he is blocking all of the Biden administration’s nominees to serve on Amtrak’s board of directors due to the lack of representation for Western states.

Tester made the announcement in a video on social media, noting that five of the nominees are from the Northeast corridor and none of the six is from the West. 

“Amtrak is not only critical to Montana, but it’s critical to rural communities and economies across this entire country, and it’s important that folks in rural America have a voice at Amtrak to make sure we aren’t left behind,” Tester said. “I’ll be blocking these nominees until rural America has a seat at the table.” Read more.