At the ceremony, he specifically recognized House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica, a Republican from Florida.

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Also, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee, and U.S. Sen.

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"It was wonderful, it was fascinating, " glowed Florida Republican Rep. John Mica.

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Legislation championed by representative John Mica, R-Florida, and signed into law with the much-delayed FAA reauthorization bill in February was designed to make it easier for airports to join the program.

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"There's a TSA disaster every week, and the security meltdown gets more and more outrageous, " said Rep. John Mica, R-Florida, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in a release put out by his office on Friday.

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The investigators also said that accounting for the gifts, as well as the justification for giving them, was lacking or inconsistent, according to a statement released by Rep. Jeff Denham, R-California, chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, and Rep. John Mica, R-Florida, chairman of the Transportation Committee.

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