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Transportatation advocates are rightfully concerned that DeMint is better at ripping things apart than crafting a travel and transportation policy for the future.
Transportation stakeholders have one word for how they feel about Sen. Jim DeMint’s likely ascendency to the top Republican spot of a committee overseeing their interests: anxious.
Though nothing has been finalized, DeMint (R-S.C.) is widely expected to land the lead Republican post on Senate Commerce. Wesley Denton, DeMint’s spokesman, confirmed that he is interested in the position, which means Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) won’t challenge him.
Privately, lobbyists for interests spanning every major transportation mode said they worry about how DeMint — known more as a Tea Party flame-thrower than a policy craftsman — would treat their issues in that leadership post.
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