The chairman of the US House Transportation Committee said today the Second Avenue Subway is not in danger of losing federal funding, despite a round of proposed cuts to infrastructure projects.

Speaking after a tour of the subway’s construction site, John Mica, (R-FL) said that the Second Avenue Subway was too important of a job not to go forward.

“Shovel ready has become a national joke because there’s so much red tape,” he said. “We’ve got to get these jobs moving.”

That’s good news for the cash-strapped MTA, which is counting on nearly $400 million from the feds to pay for the final leg of the subway’s construction.

The House Appropriations Committee recently voted to slash transportation funding for several major projects, including the long-delayed Second Avenue Subway.

“I’m going to send him a dozen roses,” joked Manhattan Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who was also on the MTA tour.

His commitment to funding the project was “huge in this economic climate,” she said.

Mica also said he’s pushing for a six-year funding plan to pay for phase two of the subway, which would extend the new line to 125th Street.

“It couldn’t be done at a better time,” he said. “This project will put people to work.”

The first phase of the Second Avenue Subway is supposed to be completed by Dec. 2016.