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On Friday, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) announced that U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) had joined the committee, increasing the body’s full roster to 59 and Republican roster to 33.

Prior to joining Congress, Fleischmann and his wife ran a small business in Chattanooga, Tenn., for 24 years after they both graduated from law school at the University of Tennessee. He previously served as president of the Chattanooga Bar Association and chairman of the Chattanooga Lawyers Pro Bono Committee. Fleischmann currently serves on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and House Committee on Natural Resources.

“I look forward to working with [Fleischmann] as the committee develops a major transportation reauthorization bill to create jobs and reform federal transportation programs,” said Mica in a prepared statement. “As a small businessperson, Fleischmann knows the importance of making wise investments in infrastructure and reducing burdensome federal regulations for businesses.”