Boehner on Amtrak Funding: 'Such a Stupid Question'

He spoke as authorities continue investigating the Tuesday derailment that killed eight people near Philadelphia.

Boehner on Amtrak Funding: “Such a Stupid Question”

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House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday dismissed a reporter's question about Amtrak funding as authorities continued investigating the Tuesday derailment that killed eight people near Philadelphia.

“Are you really going to ask such a stupid question?” Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said, cutting off the reporter mid-question during a briefing at the U.S. Capitol. “They started this yesterday, it's all about funding, it's all about funding.”