John Mica: “I am the strongest advocate of high-speed rail in the Congress.”

It is the process. We have set up a system where nobody gets fired.

This isn't very glamorous. But just look at the progress we've made.

We have got a few rotten apples in the barrel, and they are still in the barrel, and to me it is disgraceful that we haven't fixed the system that allows you to do your duty to clear the deck of people who need to be fired, removed, and…

I think it will save money and actually benefit projects that start with non-Federal dollars and can be a great advantage to some of those ports and other waterways that are at a disadvantage because of the distance of the project. So I…