Recent Streetsblog USA posts about John Mica

Amtrak Foe Mica Meets His Match in John Robert Smith

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 9, 2013 | 7 Comments

I just sat through a pretty boring hearing on rail financing. But I’m glad I stuck it out, because the fireworks came at the end, when Rep. John Mica picked a fight with the wrong man. John Robert Smith is familiar face in transportation reform circles. The former Republican mayor of the town of Meridian, […]

Mica Won’t Let His Grudge Against Amtrak Die, Revives Privatization Scheme

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 13, 2013 | 6 Comments

Rep. John Mica (R-FL) no longer chairs the House Transportation Committee, but that doesn’t mean he’s eased up on his crusade against Amtrak. Calling the company a “Soviet style monopoly,” Mica used his afternoon address to the U.S. High Speed Rail Association to announce his plan to revive his despised and defeated measure to privatize […]

Mica’s New Post Gives Him a Good Vantage Point For Sniping at Amtrak

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 3, 2013 | 6 Comments

Perhaps Rep. John Mica’s most remarkable legacy as chair of the House Transportation Committee is the single-minded focus he gave to attacking Amtrak. Under the guise of wanting it to succeed, Mica has repeatedly excoriated it as a “Soviet-style monopoly” and a waste of taxpayer dollars. He’s tried to sell off its only profitable line, […]

Mica Drops Chairmanship Bid, Endorses Shuster

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 27, 2012 | No Comments

Rep. John Mica (R-FL) has withdrawn from the running to remain chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was up against Republican term limits, which specify that no Congressmember can spend more than six years as the highest-ranking member of their party on a committee — regardless of whether that time is spent […]

Will the Next Transpo Chair Continue Attacks on Bike/Ped Funding?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 15, 2012 | 7 Comments

This is the second of two posts examining Rep. Bill Shuster’s candidacy for the chairmanship of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Yesterday, we took a look at Shuster’s positions on rail and his leadership style. Here we delve into his record on active transportation and the always-thorny topic of funding. While you might […]

What Kind of Leadership Would Bill Shuster Bring to the Transpo Committee?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 14, 2012 | 6 Comments

This is the first of two posts examining Rep. Bill Shuster’s candidacy for the chairmanship of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We’ll post the second one, focused on his positions on bike/ped programs and funding issues, tomorrow. Over the next few weeks, we could see a shake-up on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee […]

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