House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee consists of six subcommittees including the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines and the Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment. These subcommittees supervise matters such as inland waterways, construction and maintenance of roads, oil and other pollution of navigable waters, coastal zone management, and water power.
Key subcommittees under the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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Leadership
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James Oberstar (D-MN) is the Chairman of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. He was first elected to Congress in 1974 to represent Minnesota's eighth district. Now in his 16th term, Oberstar is a senior member of Congress. With an LCV score of 77% in the 109th Congress, he has been instrumental in stopping attempts to weaken statutes such as Superfund, wetlands protection, and beach and estuary protection. |
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John Mica (R-FL) is the Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Now in his 8th term, he has a very poor record on the environment, with a score in the 109th Congress of 0%, the lowest of any member in the Florida delegation. In addition, Mica was one of only two members of the Florida delegation of twenty-five who voted against the prohibition on drilling off the coast of Florida. The other twenty-three members of the delegation voted in a bi-partisan fashion for the prohibition on drilling. |
