Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Nick Rahall

Top House Dem on Transportation, Nick Rahall, Lost His Seat. That’s OK.

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 5, 2014 | 3 Comments

Four years ago, another stunning night of GOP victories took out Representative Jim Oberstar, the Minnesota Democrat who chaired the House Transportation Committee. Had Oberstar kept his seat, the new GOP majority would have cost him the gavel, but he would have continued as ranking Democrat. Instead, Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia coal country […]

UPDATE: Reminder: Amtrak Subsidies Pale in Comparison to Highway Subsidies

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 21, 2012 | 38 Comments

UPDATED 9/24 with chart. House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica continued his “holy jihad” against Amtrak yesterday, holding the third full-committee hearing in a series on “Reviewing Amtrak’s Operations.” He’s planning at least three more hearings during the lame duck session after the election. Mica went after subsidies in this one, and he clearly thinks […]

Is the House Democrats’ New “Buy America” Jobs Bill Just a Political Ploy?

By Ben Goldman | Dec 1, 2011 | 20 Comments

With no movement on a highway bill from House T&I Chairman John Mica until after Congress reconvenes in January, Ranking Member Nick Rahall held a press conference today to introduce the “Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011” [PDF]. The act would strengthen the “Buy America” requirements already in place on transit, rail, highway, bridge, […]

New GAO Report: All States are “Donees” When it Comes to Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

You’ve probably heard some grumbling or chuckling — depending on where you live — about the way federal highway funds are distributed to states. And it’s true that for quite some time, the country was divided into “donor” and “donee” states, each group either contributing more revenue than they received from the Federal-Aid Highway Program […]

CRS: Northeast Corridor Privatization Plan Violates Constitution

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 13, 2011 | 4 Comments

The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has examined the question of whether the GOP plan to privatize Amtrak’s most valuable corridor is constitutional – and it’s determined that it is not. Warning: this is about to get a little wonky. But I figure if Streetsblog readers can get all nerdy on transit, you can probably geek […]

Mica Accedes to Dems’ Request to Delay Action on Rail Privatization

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 21, 2011

John Mica has blinked. Rather than go full steam ahead with his fast-track plan to introduce his bill to privatize the Northeast Corridor today and to have the committee discuss it and vote on it tomorrow, Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (R-FL) has agreed to delay action to allow time for a full legislative hearing. […]

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