John Mica actually said...

If FAA can do its job in setting the protocols, the standards, the courses, and the certifications and get the hell out of the business, don...

Civil service was set up as a protection against political manipulation or misuse of authority over legitimate working civil servants.

It's almost impossible to fire a Federal employee.

Our objective was to look at the total amount of money we were spending at the time, which at that time was $80 billion.