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John Mica

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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.

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Oct 13, 2014

Well, there may be a very legitimate purchase requirement. But for the rest of DHS, it's $31,000 that we have been able to identify.

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Oct 13, 2014

I think it's an important responsibility not only of this committee but the Congress, to see how taxpayer dollars are expended.

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Oct 13, 2014

In my own area in central Florida, I had a housing director and a director who came in after I had gotten the housing authority taken over by HUD.

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Oct 13, 2014

Well, again, we can pass a law, but the law has to be enforced, and there has to be consequences.

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Oct 13, 2014

We were absolutely startled, Ms. Richards, when we saw at one Starbucks in California, $12,000 worth of purchases.

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Oct 13, 2014

I want to thank, again, Mr. Connolly for his steadfast commitment to, again, going after abuses where we see it.

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Oct 13, 2014

Okay. And Mr. Lewis, in your testimony, you just testified that you found about 35 percent of the purchases with a credit card were abusive or noncompliant.

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Oct 13, 2014

Again, we want the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

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Oct 13, 2014

I thank my ranking member Mr. Connolly for being here and for our negotiating and working together to make this hearing a reality.

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Sep 17, 2014

I think that--yeah. I think that you should be aware, particularly where there is the slaughter of innocent civilians...

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Sep 17, 2014

So even to date we have risks. Is that correct?

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Sep 17, 2014

I also see that you say that the GAO report strongly asserts that testing of the Website still remains insecure.

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