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John Mica: “What difference does it make? People were asleep at the switch. They need to be held accountable again, regardless of…”

On the recordMay 8, 2014
What difference does it make? People were asleep at the switch. They need to be held accountable again, regardless of rank. This is the United States of America. This is the Congress. People sent us here. They are out there trying to make a living, provide for their families, pay their taxes. They sent us here to keep this government responsible, accountable. What difference does it make? It makes a great deal of difference, not only to the men and women of the State Department, our United States military, the families of those slain, but it makes a big difference to the people of the United States who sent us here to keep this a responsible government and accountable, no matter who must be held responsible or accountable.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida
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May 8, 2014

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