John Mica

The practical effects of some of these rules and regulations don't have the results they intended, it appears.

They packed the Federal District Court of Appeals in Washington.

The problem we have is there are so many new people in Congress, too, who don't understand the implications of this change.

It seems like there should be some way we could require certification of some of those products that were produced under the same standards.

If we didn't have those guys back during World War II, we might all be speaking German right now.

China is probably still the largest competition.

It is ridiculous to have a rule that is just so expensive that isn't going to help anybody.

There is nothing different, it's just the difference in the impact on each of you, and particularly devastating to your operations.

What would happen if they force you to do this?

A lot of what we do at the Federal level is duplicative, not only in enforcement and regulation but a whole host of areas, permitting, where we could be much more efficient.

If Michigan can do it, certainly it could be a model for other states.

I would ask if the chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee would rise and engage in a colloquy.

I would like that to be part of the record.

Did the United States of America have the ability to protect its, again, people at that post within 6 hours?

I believe we could have saved those two if someone had taken action.

We knew this wasn't just a demonstration. We knew this was a concerted attack?

I just was thinking, too, now, me and Obama aren't on the best terms, but he has said he doesn't have to consider Congress; he has his mighty pen and he does executive orders.

I think working with the Congress, that would be something--if we ever pass a bill--we should include to give them the ability.

If I were a postal union member or employee, I would be outraged.

The Administration carries a big stick and you can have positive things come from working with Congress.

We need to secure the postal system in the United States of America.

Mr. Mica. Talk about a Ponzi scheme.

Mr. Mica. I agree with just about everything. I go for the five day service.

Mr. Mica. It appears more and more that the funding of the postal operations is turning into a big Ponzi scheme.

I would like to cut off all economic aid, reconstruction aid, AID aid, any reconstruction money to Afghanistan, period.