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John Mica: “Well some were pretty simple. I mean, I was in the development business, built nothing as big as the VA but a simple…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2013
Well some were pretty simple. I mean, I was in the development business, built nothing as big as the VA but a simple, well it sounds simple, but if you have a toilet and it is floor mounted and you change the specs to wall mount it after you have put the plumbing in the floor and you have to change it to the wall, and support that, the plumber actually took me and showed me what had been drawn and then what was the new requirement and was having trouble getting paid for it. I mean, these are simple things where we need to get a quick resolution.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida
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Mica discusses issues with VA construction changes affecting payments to contractors.

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