John Mica

I think the New York Times reported he was playing golf in Florida, and which I have no problem with people retiring and playing golf in Florida, but to do it on a pension, a government pension, a disability provision that was not properly…

So the whole process is a sham.

I have searched my messages to see if an alert was sent out on this incident. Was one sent?

How long before we get the fence increased?

There is something wrong with the notice with the Capitol Police.

If they want to take me out, take me out. Give me a chance. Give our staff a chance.

She doesn't have the right to summarily fire people. She has to go through a process.

Since President Obama has vetoed the pipeline bill, and we had safety measures in the pipeline bill on which we still haven't had action by the administration, but since the veto of that I have seen at least two horrible incidents of…

Mr. Elkins, with the EPA it appears that actions taken by the EPA in really ignoring you and allowing whistleblowers and others to be intimidated, this has undermined your position as Inspector General to conduct your legitimate…

Until you address this fundamental problem, that Director, or whoever succeeds him will not succeed in managing his personnel.

You've got to have the ability to hire and fire.

We have to do that, because you--we heard oh, there's no command. Well, hell, you don't have the ability to command, because your hands are tied by Title V.

She said that by law we've dumbed down the qualifications.

You don't hire them with an advertisement on a bumper of a vehicle.

You need better people, and you need better qualifications.

If you take air traffic control and we give it to the stakeholders, then we can concentrate on all those important other things.

So the time to stop dickering around is over. Here is a draft. We can put anybody else's name on it--LoBiondo, Shuster, Larsen.

The time to stop talking now. It is time to start acting.

The time to stop talking is over. Time to act.

Once we take out 'navigable,' you will be fine.

I would like to know if we had an impact in increasing the litigation through some of the things that we did.

We put provisions in there. That needs to be strengthened. Great recommendation.

I will expect that letter, too.

I think this boils down to people are trying to figure out why you were against the President's policy on net neutrality before you became for the President's policy.

I think that they have misled or lied to the Committee, and I think that should be taken under advice of counsel.