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Democrats hammer Mica for 'unhealthy obsession' with Amtrak privatization
(The Hill) Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee sharply criticized outgoing Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) Thursday for dedicating his final meeting to privatizing Amtrak service.
Mica has long pushed to privatize rail service in the Northeast, which has traditionally been Amtrak's most profitable area of service in the country.
But Democrats lamented Mica's focus on eliminating federal subsidies for the company in his final hearing as chairman of the Transportation Committee, saying there were other issues would have been more worthy topics.
"I'm happy that we're having this hearing today, but I really kind of wish it was on [the] Water Resources Act, which is something that we have not dealt with," Rep. Corrine Brown (R-Fla.) said. ....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/railroads/272833-democrats-hammer-mica-for-unhealthy-obsessionq-with-amtrak-privatization-?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=transportation
