Tags: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Mica: Streamline all infrastructure projects, not just a chosen few
In response to the President’s announcement to streamline just 14 infrastructure projects across the nation in the name of economic stimulus, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) called the announcement a drop in the ... Read More...
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann named to House T&I Committee
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) has been named to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I).
“I am pleased to welcome Rep. Fleischmann to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,” said Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) in a written press statement. ... Read More...
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Highway Reauthorization: The (Long?) Road Ahead
Congress moves forward with seven-month extension of highway and transit ... Read More...
‘Traffic choking nation’s economy,’ Ohio trucking exec tells Congress
Keith Tuttle, president of Motor Carrier Services Inc., Northwood, Ohio, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that congestion is choking the nation's supply chain and economy.
"As the owner of a small trucking company of 90 trucks, I know our ... Read More...
Congress clears surface transportation extension
One day after the House passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 by a final vote of 421 to 4, the Senate approved by voice vote March 3 vital legislation to extend highway, transit, and highway safety programs through ... Read More...
Rep. Mica: Obama spending plan ‘pitiful’
U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.), the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Republican leader, has slammed the report by the U.S. Treasury Department and the White House on the Obama Administration’s $50 billion infrastructure spending plan.
On Oct. 11, Mica released ... Read More...
An uphill battle for an underground issue
An uphill battle for an underground issue
After another tragic coal mine explosion, the aggregates industry prepares for increased scrutiny despite its own increased safety record.
By Tina Grady Barbaccia, News and Digital Editor
Following the latest coal mine tragedy in West Virginia ... Read More...
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