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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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May 20, 2013

The Federal Government subsidizes all forms of transportation.

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May 20, 2013

Without Amtrak's long-distance service, 23 States and 223 communities would have no access to intercity passenger rail.

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May 20, 2013

If we privatized the Northeast Corridor, opened it to competition--we will just say opened it to private competition--Amtrak would be put out of business in a nanosecond because it is still a Soviet-style train operation.

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May 20, 2013

I call it 'Fantasyland finances' of Amtrak.

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May 13, 2013

this is about saving taxpayers significant sums of money and achieving something that they set out to do.

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May 13, 2013

I guess if Amazon could get a little bit more experience under their belt, maybe they could get certified.

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May 13, 2013

Does anybody know how many cloud certification requests are pending?

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May 13, 2013

The other thing too, Gerry, is we are asking people to dismantle sort of the standard operating safe procedure...

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May 13, 2013

I can't even begin to imagine how much we spend in sort of a mundane process, not that there aren't variations for background checks and all kinds of information to be combined.

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May 13, 2013

The sequestration will be eliminated.

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May 13, 2013

Mr. Connolly has been very active and a leader in trying to consolidate some of the duplicative and costly data centers in the Federal Government.

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