Amtrak, a company that provides passenger railway service, has been struggling financially and would like to stop service on its least profitable routes. Amtrak is usually relatively independent; it sets ticket fares and schedules, decides how to invest in new equipment, and is expected to generate enough revenue to cover expenses. However, the U.S. Congress stops it from cutting unprofitable service routes because, as a/an ________, part of Amtrak's purpose is to serve the entire country, even little-used rural passenger routes.

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Amtrak is a government corporation, which means it is a business created and wholly or partially owned by the federal government. As such, it has more government oversight and is subject to regulations that private corporations don't face. In this case, Congress has the power to dictate Amtrak's service routes, as part of its broader mission to provide transportation services to the entire country.

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