John Mica
The Public Record
John Mica is a former U.S. Representative who served Florida's 7th congressional district from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Mica was known for his work on transportation and infrastructure issues, playing a significant role in shaping policies related to these areas during his tenure. He was also involved in various legislative efforts aimed at improving the economy and supporting local businesses in Florida. Mica's long career in public service included a focus on constituent services and community engagement.
One of the biggest failures is the most recent report that we had. And the DHS, Department of Homeland Security inspector general found that 73 individuals with links to terrorism passed TSA's vetting process.
Unfortunately, even 15 years--2001, this is 2016--15 years later we still seek a system that has not complied with the laws that we have passed multiple times with the requests we've had, and we see failures.
We have an important responsibility in transportation oversight, and that's to make certain that the laws and all of the caveats that we set forth for public agencies, particularly for security and safety, are complied with by agencies.
I think Congress and the American people have to think that a CIO position, chief information officer position, stands for chaos, ineptness, and outrage after what we have learned this morning.
It seems like we have got a little bit of a problem here with getting responses.
Well, that would be one you should be aware of as legislative affairs director.
A simple yes or no question, is DHS still considering airport and aviation security a top priority?
But again, do you know if the U.N. is vetting them with Syrian and Assad officials and checking to see if they have ISIS connections?
We basically have lost control of our borders. We have somewhere between 11-, and I have heard 15 million people here who are illegal entrants.
The biggest Visa Waiver Program in the history of mankind is the Obama waiver. He gave executive--an executive order to allow those people to stay in spite of their being here illegally.
When you go through and grant a visa, are the State Department folks who are doing the interviewing, are they all checking these folks against the U.S. no-fly list?
But it doesn't appear that, again, that there was proper procedure and proper consideration for security given the final design.
I solicit your cooperation in helping determine the final use of the remaining space in that facility.
These men and women who have faithfully served our nation deserve the very best medical care.





