Claim: "Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history."
Fact-check: Lautenberg says federal highway spending last year exceeded total given Amtrak over 40 years
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Caryn Shinske
Date published: 2011-12-05T00:00:00