 Bush 43, though, kept putting up roadblocks at every step. He simply did not want a transportation bill that might support the unions. John Micah, Transportation Subcommittee Chair during a private Republican caucus meeting, made the best statement of the day. John said, hell, the president doesn't think we need a bill. As he travels in cities by car, they stop all the traffic for his motorcade. He thinks there are no traffic problems. The streets are deserted. We all howled.