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John Mica: “The minute somebody makes a mistake, if somebody thinks there's political advantage in exploiting that mistake, we have…”

On the recordMay 13, 2013
The minute somebody makes a mistake, if somebody thinks there's political advantage in exploiting that mistake, we have a hearing and we haul you before Congress and we threaten you with subpoenas.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida

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Mica discusses the risk-averse culture in the Federal Government due to congressional scrutiny.

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