John Mica

Porker of the Month

The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | yesterday

Rep. John Mica (R-FL-07) wins the must-deserved award.

Nightmares For Nancy And Harry

Sigmund, Carl and Alfred (Free subscription) | yesterday

From The Wall Street Journal : Voters Want Less Pork, Even In Their Own District If you want to know how out of touch Congress is on the issue of wasteful spending, listen to Florida Rep. John Mica defend his pork projects: "There's no way in hell I would support banning earmarks. That's our job, getting elected and making decisions." Mr. Mica is the most powerful Republican on the Transportation Committee....

• Voters Want Less Pork, Even in Their Own District - The Club for Growth

Watchdog group calls Mica its "porker of the month"

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

WASHINGTON -- A government watchdog group today named U.S. Rep. John Mica its "Porker of the Month" for the Winter Park Republican’s defense of earmarks, a federal spending device that allows lawmakers to insert pet projects into spending bills. “We...

CAGW Names Rep. Mica Porker of the Month

The Swine Line (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Washington, D.C. - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) its July Porker of the Month for his opposition to an earmark ban and defense of earmarks. Orlando Sentinel, on July 8, Rep. Mica said, “There’s no way in hell I would support banning earmarks … That’s our job, getting elected and [...]

• CAGW Names Rep. Mica Porker of the Month - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

Clyde Malloy wants you to listen to him

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

Clyde Malloy, who's seeking the Democratic nomination to run against U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, is looking for voters to talk to this week, his campaign reports. Here's the list: "A Pint for Progress": Malloy will speak to Democrats...

Disgusting Quote of the Day

Right Mind (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

"There's no way in hell I would support banning earmarks," said Rep. John Mica of Winter Park, top Republican on the House Transportation Committee. "That's our job, getting elected...( read more )

• Disgusting Quote of the Day - The Club for Growth

Mica fires back at commuter rail critics

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008

Jay Hamburg just filed this report In an effort to rebuff critics of commuter rail, U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, released a national study today that shows the proposed liability agreement is in line with about 20 other similar...

New High-Speed Rail Proposal: From NYC to DC in Two Hours

Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008

The following is a statement by NYC Mayor Bloomberg regarding Congressman John Mica’s plan for a high-speed rail service from Washington DC, to New York City. The proposed high-speed rail would take passengers from NYC to DC in two hours. “I met with Congressman John Mica of Florida, the Ranking Republican on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, who [...]

Officials have eye on the storms

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008

-U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, met with federal and state emergency-management personnel and local officials Monday to review problems with disaster response and plan for the hurricane season.

Delta-Northwest merger expected to gain approval

Business Times Asiaone (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008

(WASHINGTON) Delta Air Lines Inc's proposed acquisition of Northwest Airlines Corp to create the world's largest carrier will probably win Justice Department approval, US Representative John Mica said on Wednesday.

> Photos: Mica, leaders tout commuter rail viability

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008

U.S. Rep. John Mica met with reporters at Orlando International Airport to tout the viability of the proposed Central Florida Commuter Rail project, Monday, despite a defeat by the Florida Legislature last week. Mica was joined by elected officials from...

Mica: Commuter rail is still alive

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008

Jay Hamburg just filed this report: U.S. Rep. John Mica vowed Monday that the Central Florida Commuter Rail project will keep moving ahead despite being rejected by the Florida Legislature last week. Mica said officials at the Florida Department of...

Mica, Part II

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008

Reporter Jay Hamburg just talked to U.S. Rep. John Mica, who has championed commuter rail for more than a decade. He sounded far from defeated. "I'm in no way deterred by the setback. I think it's temporary. I think we'll...

Mica's coming to town Monday

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008

U.S. Rep. John Mica of Winter Park (photo at left) is not a happy man right now. But he's not giving up on bringing commuter rail to his district. The ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued...

John Mica and Corrine Brown joining forces behind commuter rail

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008

Here's a letter-writing combination you don't see every day: U.S. Rep. Corinne Brown, the flamboyant and outspoken Democrat from Jacksonville who represents a piece of Orlando; and U.S. Rep. John Mica, the reserved Republican from Winter Park. But they united...