Recent Streetsblog LA posts about John Mica

Gov. Rick Scott Is Reconsidering Florida HSR Position

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 25, 2011 | No Comments

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has asked the Department of Transportation for additional time to reconsider his decision to return $2.4 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail in the state. Scott was given an extension last week by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, while the two parties worked on ways to minimize the risk involved for […]

Key House Republicans Aren’t Buying Administration HSR Proposal

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 9, 2011 | No 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 […]

House Transpo Committee Promises Bipartisanship, to Tackle Aviation First

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 27, 2011 | No Comments

Ranking Member Nick Rahall presents Chairman John Mica with a new gavel to run the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. 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 […]

Mica’s Goal: More Cars Off of the Highway

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 14, 2011 | No 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 […]

Sen. Boxer: Working With Mica, Inhofe on a Long-Term Transpo Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 7, 2011 | No Comments

Senator Barbara Boxer told reporters today that she had an “excellent”, “wonderful” meeting with Rep. John Mica (R-FL), the new chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. She confirmed that they’re working on a “longer-term” transportation bill and have come up with many points of agreement. We’ll let you know more details about […]

Mica Names New GOP Transpo Committee Members, Rahall Officially Top Dem

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 17, 2010 | No Comments

Update: We just learned that Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) has been confirmed as the new Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. The House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure just got a bunch of new members. Incoming Chair John Mica (R-FL) announced the Republican picks today. “The Committee and its new Republican Members will […]

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