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…if you’re on the Transportation Committee long enough, even if you’re a fiscal conservative, which I consider myself to be, you quickly see the benefits of transportation investment. Simply, I became a mass transit fan because it’s so much more cost effective than building a highway. Also, it’s good for energy, it’s good for the environment – and that’s why I like it.
— Rep. John Mica, R-Fla, ranking minority member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in an interview. (Via GGW.)