The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is reportedly looking at moving a new, six-year highway appropriations bill out of committee some time this spring.

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However, you do not recognise the efforts of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to provide the necessary and deserved investment for our nation's aviation system.

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The agency said Tuesday that it will not make any representatives available to appear before a subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee because the committee lacks jurisdiction over the agency.

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"There's a TSA disaster every week, and the security meltdown gets more and more outrageous, " said Rep. John Mica, R-Florida, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in a release put out by his office on Friday.

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The approach had its share of supporters in the U.S. House of Representatives, namely with the leadership of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, but was ultimately rejected.

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Also, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee, and U.S. Sen.

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"None of those ideas have ever gone anywhere in the House or Senate, " said a House Republican staff aide to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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