Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bill Shuster

Shuster Pre-empts Devolutionists With Defense of Federal Role

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 8, 2013 | 3 Comments

New House Transportation Committee Chair Bill Shuster (R-PA) clearly knows he’s got some devolutionist conservatives in his caucus (and on his committee). While many Republicans would like to see the federal government get out of the business of infrastructure and just let the states raise and spend their own money, Shuster has always been clear […]

It’s Official: Bill Shuster Named Transportation Committee Chair

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 28, 2012 | 1 Comment

Republicans met today to choose committee chairs, and Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) has been placed at the head of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The former chair, John Mica, dropped his request yesterday to stay on as chair despite term limits. You can read all about Shuster’s record on rail and bike/ped issues in these recent posts. Majority Leader […]

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 John Mica (R-FL) has withdrawn from the running to remain chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.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 […]