John Mica: “I have great faith in the chairman, I have great faith in the ranking member, the Speaker, the majority leader and…”

“I have great faith in the chairman, I have great faith in the ranking member, the Speaker, the majority leader and others who have expressed their commitment to resolve this fairness issue, and that is what it is, in conference. But this amendment goes to the core of the problem, and that is the distribution. Rather than to leave it to chance, this Isakson amendment does in fact guarantee a substantial and fair increase to every State. Now I know that we need projects of national significance, but I will tell you, I come from a State that has many projects of State and community significance, and they will be left out if we do not address this from a fairness standpoint and address it in the bill now, so every State, every State, benefits.”