John Mica: “Well, just so we get it done by next October.”

Fifteen years later, we see a system that has not complied with the laws that we have passed multiple times.

What kind of message does it send when they actually get elevated?

We tried to get them to comply, but they never did fully comply.

This is disgraceful, that we have Federal properties around the country--and the Department of Agriculture--again, went out there, visited, requested that we come up with a proposal.