The House really did pass the Amtrak bill, this time by a healthy margin of 311 to 104. If almost everyone sticks to their votes, that’s more than enough to override the potential veto. Thanks to commenter Ryan for the tip.

Best of all: “Lawmakers approved an amendment, 295-127, from D.C.-region lawmakers in both parties authorizing $1.5 billion in grants over the next decade to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.”

Hey, Coburn: *thhhhbbbbbt*

Update: the WMATA funding still has to make it through the conference committee and be passed by the Senate, whose version didn’t contain it.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.