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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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Jun 17, 2013

We are going bankrupt to the tune of $17 trillion. It's only been temporarily curtailed.

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Jun 17, 2013

There is no way in hell you're going to pass your bill, Mr. Walker, your proposal.

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Jun 17, 2013

We can't agree on moving forward. You have a split House and Senate.

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Jun 17, 2013

I have 500 buildings on 7,000 acres the size of Key West just a few miles from here in Beltsville, Maryland, sitting idle.

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Jun 11, 2013

Is it as bad in grants as it is in contracts as far as not compliance with getting rid of the bad players?

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Jun 11, 2013

This is another one of these groundhog attempts by government where we keep going back and back and trying to clean this up and nothing is done.

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Jun 11, 2013

So you really didn't look at that aspect as one, just in general, you looked at the failure to comply with getting the bad actors out of the process?

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Jun 11, 2013

But obviously people aren't reporting, contracts are being given and hundreds of millions of dollars to bad players, is that correct?

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Jun 11, 2013

They have the ability and can administratively go after some of these things.

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Jun 11, 2013

Do we need a law with teeth in it to make certain that these things get done?

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Jun 9, 2013

Well, most of this effort has been to seek some justice in the pension, but the healthcare is actually--you have not been able to pursue.

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Jun 9, 2013

The Pension Guaranty Fund, which was supposed to help you, did not help you.

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