Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. John L. Mica [R, FL-7]

Supreme Court to hear case about airline security threats

2013-06-17T01:00:00Z

...was false, inaccurate or misleading" or "with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of that disclosure." Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., a former head of the transportation committee, argued that over-reporting of security threats is better than under-r

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Rep. Alan Grayson 2.0: Less fire-breathing, more self-restraint

2013-06-16T01:00:00Z

...the Orlando area to put pressure on the VA about a long-stalled hospital. “A term or two always settles you in Congress,” said Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park. “He’s been more tempered and I’ve had an opportunity to work with him.” Contact Ale

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McCain, Graham Call for No-fly Zone in Syria

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...must provide appropriate arms to those in Syria fighting for their lives and freedom. Further delay is not an option." Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., called the action "a day late and a dollar short. … We lost a tremendous advantage to go in early to stop so

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Delphi retirees in pension dispute pack OH meeting

2013-06-12T01:00:00Z

...bankrupt auto-parts supplier who are suing to have their full pensions restored. The Dayton Daily News reports Republican Rep. John Mica of Florida vowed Monday to subpoena more people about why pensions of Delphi salaried retirees were cut while those

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Delphi retirees in pension dispute pack meeting

2013-06-11T01:00:00Z

...who are suing to have their full pensions restored. The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/14SiQbz ) reports Republican Rep. John Mica of Florida vowed Monday to subpoena more people about why pensions of Delphi salaried retirees were cut while those of o

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Delphi retirees in pension dispute pack OH meeting

2013-06-11T01:00:00Z

Congressional hearing on Delphi pensions draws hundreds

2013-06-11T01:00:00Z

...in Dayton Monday of a Congressional committee that is looking into Delphi pensions. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, and John Mica, R-Fla., led a field hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations in which t

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Rep. John Mica on IRS spending revelations

2013-06-09T01:00:00Z

You're logged in as Florida lawmaker weighs in on probe Also in this playlist... No Transcript for this video. ©2013 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. All market data d

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Corrections and clarifications

2013-06-08T01:00:00Z

...caption on Friday's Page 3A incorrectly identified the person in the picture held up by U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.). The person in the photo is a General Services Administration employee, not an IRS employee. In an article Friday about the 69th anniver

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Jack Kinstlinger responded to It's an East Coast Thing on June 10, 2013 10:51 AM

2013-06-07T01:00:00Z

...mostly with Amtrak is a major priority for the committee this year. Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., along with his predecessor Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., has tried for years to get more private-sector investment in the government-subsidized rail system. Shus

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Welcome To The Beverly Hills Portion Of Our Government

2013-06-07T01:00:00Z

...Previous | Home Florida Republican Rep. John Mica asked about the report that the IRS spent $64,000 on plastic squirting fish. * That would be the IRS, where no taxpayer dollar is unsquanderable, where they spent $50K making a Star Trek video and other

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‘Spock’ in IRS Video Apologizes to Congress

2013-06-06T01:00:00Z

...squirting fish. “IRS is taking government arrogance and wasteful spending to an absolutely disgraceful level,” said Rep. John Mica (R., Fla.). House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) noted that the IRS had

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IRS apologizes for lavish conference spending, plastic fish

2013-06-06T01:00:00Z

...at the conference. Fink, who along with two other managers received a $2,000 bonus for planning the conference, told Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., he has not seen the fish. "Maybe I could offer a reward," Mica said. "I'd love to see one of the squirting fish.

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House takes aim at DC bureaucracy

2013-06-06T01:00:00Z

...expenses; in other words, no parties there.) As for other amendments that took a chunk out of DHS bureaucracy: + Rep. John Mica (R-FL) was successful in his plan to shift $31.8 million from “TSA administration” to the private Screening Partnership P

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Women’s Health Advocates Push For DC Budget Autonomy To Prevent Unwelcome Abortion Restrictions

2013-05-29T01:00:00Z

...as an act of teenage rebellion. “Well, when my kids were young teenagers, they always wanted budget autonomy too,” Rep. Rep. John Mica (R-FL) said. DC voters passed a budget autonomy referendum in a special election last month. As long as congressme

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D.C. leaders decry 'unfair' treatment by Republican 'bullies'

2013-05-28T01:00:00Z

...a 2012 interview after he proposed restricting abortions in the District, an effort that ultimately failed. And Florida Rep. John Mica, also a Republican, drew criticism earlier this year after he compared District residents and their leaders to his tee

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Someone get U.S. Rep. John Mica a YouTube channel right now

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. Covers health care, higher education and technology But Mica also made me laugh. More than once. So here you go: The best of Mica quotes: “Most of them think BRAC isn’t going to

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Despite momentum, GOP leadership still against special Benghazi committee

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...have all expressed support. While the resolution has been rapidly gaining co-sponsors in recent weeks, Florida Rep. John Mica took his name off the resolution last week. That has led some proponents of the resolution to question whether leadership is pu

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Mica: Department of Homeland Security could benefit from modeling and simulation (Video)

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. Covers health care, higher education and technology U.S. Rep. John Mica talks modeling, simulation and training in Central Florida and the opportunities for simulation in the U.S. Depart

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No, the Third IRS Hearing on Capitol Hill Isn't Cracking the Case Open

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...sure you're being square with us?," Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio asked Shulman. A beat, then Shulman replied: "Excuse me?" Rep. John Mica of Florida had props, as below, holding up a Constitution and a diagram showing (somewhat obliquely) how the IRS failed

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