Congressman John Mica

Airports across the country are considering replacing the TSA with private security screeners. U.S. Rep. John Mica pushed new legislation to make that change easier. But WFTV's Bianca Castro uncovered a connection between Mica and the nation's largest airport security contractor, a connection that critics say doesn't pass the smell test. If you travel through Orlando-Sanford International Airport there's a good chance you'll soon have...  

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica, whose committee is already investigating the General Services Administration’s $800,000 Las Vegas conference two years ago, is now asking for more information on a GSA employee incentive program he says awarded employees $200,000 worth of iPods, electronics and gift cards. The Hats Off Program awarded employees with taxpayer funded gifts for questionable reasons as best...  

U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, pledged to probe deeper into what he termed wasteful spending at the General Services Administration in the wake of Monday’s report that the agency spent nearly $823,000 on a four-day conference near Las Vegas in October 2010, the Washington Business Journal reports. The Florida Republican called the “junket,” which prompted GSA Administrator Martha Johnson to fire two top staffers before resigning Monday...  

Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, helped change that policy though. The mseum was awarded $4.379 million on Wednesday from FEMA. They also got a $1.6 million grant from Volusia County. The plan is to tear down the 20,000 square foot west wing and ...  

A new poll of likely GOP primary voters commissioned by Rep. John Mica showed him leading fellow Republican Rep. Sandy Adams by more than 30 points in Florida’s newly configured 7th district.  

Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., discusses I-4 toll lanes, SunRail and the Secret Service scandal on "Political Connections." The program airs at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday on Central Florida News 13. Moderator Ybeth Bruzual also asks Mica about fiscal responsibility on Capitol Hill and new technologies that could cut traffic.  

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking member John Mica knew the value of good transit. As chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, John Mica hasn't looked like much of a "transit fan." Photo: C-SPAN “I became a mass transit fan because it’s so much more cost effective than building a highway,” he told PBS in 2009. [...]  

New Orlando City Commissioner Jim Gray talks to Ybeth Bruzual on "Political Connections." Gray discusses his professional background and his hopes for Orlando. The program airs at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday on Central Florida News 13. The program also uses Politifact's Truth-O-Meter to gauge a claim made by Gov. Rick Scott about the Health Care Reform Act.  

A House Republican whose committee is investigating a lavish conference held by the General Services Administration says a high-ranking official with the embattled agency spent an extra night in Las Vegas after the conference at taxpayer expense.  

WFTV-Channel 9’s “Central Florida Spotlight” explores the flap over the Citrus Bowl. The guests will be Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Steve Hogan, CEO of Florida Citrus Sports. They discuss the recent fall-out over finances, and Mayor Jacobs ...  

He also talked about reforming the Transportation Security Administration ... We were up in Canada and we were at an airport, we were at the Quebec City airport, which is the same number of operations as my Orlando-Sanford [airport] — that asked to ...  

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica appeared on FOX’s ‘On the Record with Greta Van Susteren‘ last week to discuss how the TSA is wasting hundreds of millions of dollars because of inefficiencies in its ...  

At a congressional hearing in February, TSA chief John Pistole said an internal study conducted by the agency found that private screening costs 3 percent to 9 percent more than federal screening. He said he saw no "clear and substantial ...  

That left the transportation bill, where a final flourish may even win a waiver from ... and enjoys tweaking Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for transportation-related pessimism. Adams has targeted the president's "faux war on women" and tried to ...  

John Mica, R-Winter Park, against freshman Sandy Adams, R-Orlando — has attracted a good deal of national press. No surprise: the race pits a classic “country-club Republican” — a dealmaker, a backer of earmarks and the person almost single ...  

It's rare for sitting members of Congress to run against each other. And rarer still for incumbents from the same party to do battle. And it's getting ugly. I'd say that the gloves are now off, but I'm not sure they were ever on. The freshman ...  

Mica: Highway bill negotiations 'moving along;' will meet with Boxer next weekThe Hill (blog)By Keith Laing - 05/10/12 03:36 PM ET House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) said Thursday that negotiations to hammer out a deal on a new federal highway bill were "making great progress.and more »  

Federal rules make it more difficult for the GSA to remove professional staffers like Neely than appointed officials like GSA Administrator Martha Johnson. Johnson resigned April 2, hours before GSA Inspector General Brian Miller released an ...  

WASHINGTON — Drawing on his nearly 20 years in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Mica of Winter Park posted $450,000 in fundraising to start the year, giving him a big edge in his Republican primary fight against freshman U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams of Orlando.  

Rep. Jeff Denham, chairman of a subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management, said adding "personal vacation stays in Vegas" to the spending by GSA on the Las Vegas conference was "outrageous." Mica and Denham ...  

Rep. John Mica accused the White House on Tuesday of keeping quiet about the excessive spending by General Services Administration officials for a 2010 conference in Las Vegas. “People from the White House knew about it, did nothing, kept it ...  

WASHINGTON -- After Republican lawmakers sought to tie the White House to the General Services Administration scandal, Rep. John Mica (R) on Tuesday conceded that the repeated hearings on the subject are an attempt to "score political points ...  

U.S. Rep. John Mica toured the rural community of Bithlo Friday and left pledging to help with a pair of transportation issues. Mica said he used to represent the area years ago, but with the recent re-drawing of congressional boundaries, he could end up representing Bithlo again if he beats U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, in [...]  

Transportation NationTN MOVING STORIES: LaHood Prods California Lawmakers, Smoke Bombs Paralyze ...Transportation NationBy Kate Hinds | 05/11/2012 – 9:03 am Who will run the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee when Rep. John Mica is term-limited out? Early signs point to Rep. Bill Shuster. (Politico) And: Mica says he'll meet with Senator Barbara Boxer ...and more »  

Conservatives in Congress and tea party activists are infuriated with GOP Rep. John Mica, the 20-year veteran from Florida, for deciding to run for re-election in the Orlando-area district of popular freshman Sandy Adams. Mr. Mica, the chairman ...  

John Mica said he believes the problems at the General Services ... GSA Inspector General Brian Miller said Tuesday that Neely, as head of Public Building’s Region 9, operated largely separate of GSA headquarters and went on trips not only ...  

Sandy Adams of Orlando. "We are overwhelmed with the support," said ... As significant is Mica's network of support built by representing Central Florida, in either Tallahassee or Washington, since the late 1970s. About $275,000 came from ...  

Last week, the Phantom Photographer snapped this photo of (from left) Kootenai County sheriff's candidates Keith Hutcheson, Ben Wolfinger and John Green answering questions at the Mica Flats Grange. Commissioner Jai Nelson is the blond woman in the foreground.  

Lawmakers are taking the TSA to task over allegations they let $184 million worth of security equipment go to waste in a warehouse. Congressman John Mica will tell us more [...]  

Redistricting is forcing Republican House incumbents to challenge each other. In central Florida, 10-term Rep. John Mica is facing first-term Rep. Sandy Adams. Mica is the powerful chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.  

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) on Thursday asked the General Services Administration (GSA) to explain an internal program that awarded $200,000 worth of iPods, gift cards and other items for what Mica said ...  

John Mica (R-FL), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, sent a joint letter today to the General ...  

A House Republican whose committee is investigating a lavish conference held by the General Services Administration says a high-ranking official with the embattled agency spent an extra night in Las Vegas after the conference at taxpayer expense. The b...  

The General Service Administration's Public Building Service's excessive and wasteful spending may signal much deeper problems. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) said GSA has not cooperated with him in providing information about PBS' plans to sell off excess ...  

Rep. John Mica (R-FL) seemed to indicate on CNN this morning that the White House tried to cover up the the overspending scandal at the General Services Administration, but the White House says Mica is greatly overstating its knowledge of the GSA inspector ...  

WASHINGTON -- Drawing on his nearly 20 years in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Mica of Winter Park posted $450,000 in fundraising to start the year, giving him a big edge in his Republican primary fight against freshman U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams of Orlando.  

John Mica, R-Winter Park, also must be rescinded. Mica has said he is now OK with allowing tolls on new lanes, but a transportation bill hung up in Congress likely must be passed to end the prohibition. FDOT is close to launching the renovation ...  

A House Republican who will chair hearings on Tuesday looking into lavish spending on a General Services Administration conference alleged that the White House not only knew details, but chose not to act on the information. John L. Mica, R-Fla.,  

Here, Mica explains an encounter with TSA admin John Pistole. Pros only: http://politico.pro/ILGPOE ‘I never miss that opportunity’: “The Appropriations subcommittee had a hearing with Pistole because he won’t come before me. … So the ...  

WASHINGTON -- A lavish Las Vegas conference for federal workers in 2010 has cost ... costs the government millions of dollars in upkeep annually. "This isn't a 'Johnny-come-lately' … attempt to get an agency under control," said Mica of ...  

Powerful House committee chairmen Darrell Issa and John Mica are in an apparent duel to be the first to grill General Services Administration bureaucrats about a high-profile scandal — and grab the headlines that will come with it.  

On Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien Rep. John Mica (R-FL) suggests the White House tried to cover up the GSA scandal. Rep. Mica says, “As soon as [Susan Brita] heard about it, she went to the Inspector General and proper authorities.  

Rep. Jeff Denham, chairman of a subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management, said adding “personal vacation stays in Vegas” to the spending by GSA on the Las Vegas conference was “outrageous.”  

The lavish $800,000 trip that General Services Administration (GSA) officials took to Las Vegas in 2010 isn’t the only example of their wasteful travel spending, says Rep. John Mica, R-Fla. The chairman of the House Transportation ...  

The specific charges against Roger Clemens in U.S. District Court relating to his sworn deposition to the staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Feb. 5, 2008, and his testimony before the committee on Feb. 13, 2008:  

Check out the news release below from Rep. John Mica’s office and post your thoughts on the GSA scandal. ====================== Cover-Up of Lavish Las Vegas Conference Went to Top Levels [...]  

Check out our conversation with the Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from tonight’s show and sound off on the latest in the GSA scandal!  

Check out our interview from tonight’s show and sound off on the GSA scandal!