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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks E1148 HON. KAY GRANGER HON. SAM GRAVES E1148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 14, 2006 says David Laney, Amtrak’s chairman. ‘‘We 500,000 riders a year. During the daily 2,200- the death of Mr. Richardson, Mr. Bass created have to demonstrate what we can do on our mile trek between Chicago, Seattle and Bass Brothers Enterprises which he operated own before it is taken out of our hands.’’ Portland, Ore., the Empire Builder chugs on behalf of himself and his four sons until Last year, the Bush administration pro- past spectacular scenery. Its on-time record posed eliminating subsidies to Amtrak, is about 68%, and it posted an average loss of 1991 when his oldest son, Sid, took control of which has been kept afloat with $30 billion in $78.57 per passenger in the fiscal year ended the company. Bass Brothers Enterprises flour- federal aid since 1971, according to the De- Sept. 30. ished into one of American’s most successful partment of Transportation. While Congress While the Empire Builder is so far sticking companies with a wide array of business inter- approved $1.3 billion in funding for the cur- with the traditional dining-car format, staff- ests that at one time included a major stake rent fiscal year, the Bush administration lat- ing level and made-to-order food, its added in the Walt Disney Companies. Mr. Bass also est budget request includes $900 million—a amenities and upgraded service are notice- was chair of the Sid Richardson Foundation, 31% cut—for fiscal 2007. And the DOT would able. Amtrak put a small fleet of rebuilt pas- created by Mr. Richardson, which has been a hold back nearly half of the money until senger cars with hip blue-and-white interiors Amtrak demonstrated continued progress on on the line—a big improvement over the drab generous benefactor of District 12, Texas and reform. Yesterday, Amtrak said it would ask orange and brown that dominated older cars. the Nation. Congress for $1.598 billion for fiscal 2007, al- Employees now must introduce themselves While he will be remembered for many ac- most all the increase for capital spending. to passengers. Conductors must stay up all complishments as a superb businessman, Mr. As part of the do-or-die overhaul, Mr. night in the dining car in case they are need- Bass said his proudest accomplishment was Laney fired Amtrak President David Gunn ed. his service on the Texas Parks and Wildlife last November. Mr. Gunn had been widely So far, the Empire Builder makeover ap- Commission that he chaired. During his tenure praised for stabilizing Amtrak’s finances, pears to be enticing more passengers, par- jumpstarting repairs to the Northeast Cor- on the commission, he was instrumental in the ticularly during the off-season when rider- creation of numerous wildlife conservation ef- ridor and restoring credibility with Con- ship typically declines. But David Hughes, gress. But Mr. Laney, a Dallas lawyer and Amtrak’s acting president, says it is impos- forts. Mr. Bass and his family rightfully are Republican loyalist appointed to the Amtrak sible to ever make long-distance trains like credited with transforming downtown Fort board in 2002, concluded that Mr. Gunn was the Empire Builder profitable. Those trains Worth into one of the most vibrant downtowns standing in the way of more-drastic reforms. are expected to generate $382 million in fis- in the U.S. through the construction of high- Mr. Gunn says he was fired because he op- cal 2006, or about one-fourth of overall Am- rise office buildings, the renovation of turn-of- posed the Bush administration’s Amtrak trak revenue, but post losses of more than the-century storefronts and by introducing in- strategy. $493 million, or about $125 for every pas- novative downtown housing. Mr. Bass dem- Mr. Laney says the next crucial step for senger. Amtrak is to fix some notorious customer- onstrated his love of the arts by not only gen- service problems, ranging from dirty cars to f erously funding the arts, but also by serving unhelpful and rude onboard employees. as a member of the National Gallery of Art’s About 30% of all Amtrak trains are late. IN MEMORY OF PERRY RICHARDSON BASS Trustees’ Council. Rep. John Mica, a Republican from Florida Mr. Bass’s life will be best remembered for and longtime Amtrak critic, complains Am- two things: the love of his family and his gen- trak can ‘‘rival some of the Third World and HON. KAY GRANGER former Soviet Union rail experiences.’’ Mr. erosity. Mr. Bass described his beloved wife OF TEXAS Laney acknowledges that passenger service Nancy Lee Bass and their four sons as the by Amtrak is ‘‘in some cases superb and in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES greatest treasures of his life. He also called some cases miserable.’’ Wednesday, June 14, 2006 his sons Sid, Ed, Robert and Lee his greatest The restructuring likely puts Amtrak on a accomplishment. His sons have followed in collision course with its 17,000 unionized Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to their father’s footsteps by their generosity, cre- workers, two-thirds of whom haven’t had a honor one of the leading citizens of District 12 ativity, sharp business sense and love of com- new contract for about five years. Amtrak and the Fort Worth community that I serve, munity. Mr. Bass also felt that he should share officials estimate union restrictions cost the Perry Richardson Bass. On June 1, 2006 Mr. railroad about $100 million a year. Edward his successes through his generosity. Nothing Bass died at his home at the age of 91. The epitomizes this deeply held belief than a deci- Wytkind, president of the AFL–CIO union’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram aptly described Mr. Transportation Trades Department, said in a sion by Mr. and Mrs. Bass to mark their 50th statement that the Bush administration’s re- Bass as ‘‘a Texas oilman who turned his wedding anniversary by contributing $50 mil- form effort is an attempt to ‘‘scapegoat riches into philanthropic gold for Fort Worth, lion to 50 institutions and organizations. workers for the failures of the federal gov- the state and the nation.’’ Mr. Bass’s legacy Mr. Bass’s great business skills, his love of ernment and the current Amtrak board.’’ continues in his four sons—Sid, Ed, Robert wildlife, his generous philanthropy, his abso- Some of Amtrak’s worst problems are be- and Lee—who, in their own right, are business yond its control. Formed to relieve freight lute devotion to his wife Nancy Lee Bass and leaders and philanthropists. sons Sid, Ed, Robert and Lee and their fami- railroads of money-losing passenger trains, Those of us who knew Mr. Bass had an in- Amtrak shares nearly 22,000 miles of track lies, and his visions have resulted in a better with the freight trains, and congestion is credible opportunity to see how a man who Fort Worth, a better Texas and a better United worsening. Still, Amtrak believes better had worked in the West Texas oil fields had States. It is with humility that I honor Perry service will lure riders and shrink losses on come to be a legend not only in the oil busi- Richardson Bass as a great American who long-distance lines. On long-distance routes ness, but also in the world of high finance, used his skills and treasures wisely. Mr. Bass that are primarily used by passengers for civic and public service endeavors, and the will be missed but not forgotten. basic transportation, starting with the Texas arts. Mr. Bass touched the lives of millions of f Eagle and the City of New Orleans, the rail- people in Fort Worth, in Texas and in the road is rolling out a new type of dining serv- United States. Sometimes he did this in dra- RECOGNIZING CODY NICHOLS FOR ice that makes greater use of precooked meals and introduces disposable plastic matic fashion, as with the creation of the mar- ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE plates. Those changes are designed to cut the velous Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth to SCOUT number of dining-car employees to three per which he and his family made a major finan- train from five or six. cial contribution, and other times, he did it in HON. SAM GRAVES Meanwhile, Amtrak is replacing manda- untold ways so people’s lives could be OF MISSOURI tory meal-serving periods with more flexible bettered. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hours. Over the next few years, it plans to re- Mr. Bass was born on November 11, 1914 build dining cars to replace traditional table Wednesday, June 14, 2006 seating and allow passengers to sit at the bar in Wichita Falls, TX. He was the son of Dr. or watch passing scenery from crescent- E.P. Bass, who left an East Texas medical Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause shaped booths that face the windows. Meal practice for the oil industry, and Annie Rich- to recognize Cody Nichols, a very special service will then be available as much as 18 ardson Bass. After attending a boarding young man who has exemplified the finest hours a day, up from about eight hours now, school in Pennsylvania, Mr. Bass earned a qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- allowing Amtrak to serve more people and science degree in geology from Yale Univer- ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- boost revenue. Amtrak hopes to cut $32 mil- sity in 1937. Mr. Bass became enamored with ica, Troop 102, and in earning the most pres- lion from its annual food-service loss of $123 the Texas oil business as a teen when he as- tigious award of Eagle Scout.
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