Recent Streetsblog USA posts about John Mica

Key House Republicans Aren’t Buying Administration HSR Proposal

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 8, 2011 | 5 Comments

Vice President Joe Biden’s announcement of a $53 billion infusion for high-speed rail has fallen like a lead balloon on the ears of some key GOP leaders. House Transportation Committee Chair John L. Mica (R-FL) and Railroads Subcommittee Chair Bill Shuster (R-PA) expressed “extreme reservations” about the plan. “This is like giving Bernie Madoff another […]

Mica Touts Public-Private Northeast Corridor HSR In Grand Central Hearing

By Noah Kazis | Jan 27, 2011 | 15 Comments

Sitting beneath the famous zodiac mural of Grand Central’s main concourse, with the rumble of commuters and trains in the background, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held its first field hearing of the new session this morning. The topic was the future of high-speed rail on the Northeast Corridor. Chairman John Mica led the […]

House Transpo Committee Promises Bipartisanship, To Tackle Aviation First

By Noah Kazis | Jan 26, 2011 | No Comments

Meet the new House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The committee’s meeting this morning, the first of the 112th Congress, included twenty new Republican faces, 19 of whom are freshman representatives. The mostly administrative agenda didn’t offer many chances for the committee members to talk policy, but even some of the freshmen’s short introductions proved potentially […]

Guess Who Sen. Barbara Boxer Is Sitting Next to at the SOTU?

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 25, 2011 | 2 Comments

Rep. John Mica, in the spirit of post-Tucson bipartisanship.

Mica’s Goal: More Cars Off of the Highway

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 14, 2011 | 6 Comments

In a recent interview with the Journal of Commerce, Transportation Chair John Mica (R-FL) indicated that he shares many transportation goals with the Obama administration. We mentioned the Journal’s report the other day that Mica has tried to reassure transportation supporters that new House rules won’t starve the highway trust fund. Now the Journal is […]

Mica is “Pretty Confident” That New Rules Won’t Starve Highway Trust Fund

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 11, 2011 | No Comments

The Journal of Commerce reported yesterday that the House Transportation Committee chair, Rep. John Mica (R-FL), is “’pretty confident’ in the assurances he has received in talks with House leaders” that recent changes to House rules wouldn’t jeopardize Highway Trust Fund spending. The new rules break the previous assurance that the full balance of the […]

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