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Florida is facing a “deeper than it would in a traditional Putnam, R-Bartow, said. Florida can ride a recessiom out exceptwhen it’s the result of the bursting of a real estatre bubble, said the representative for Florida’s 12th Congressiona District. Still, Putnam said he would prefer to be in Florida than any other state as the country comes out of aneconomivc decline. While battling the fire, Florida shoule look for opportunities at every level of government and he said. Putnam expressed concern about the increasede presence of government in response to theeconomifc downturn. His speech was made at the “Capitol Hill presented by .
Richard Blau, a partner with GrayRobinson and chair of thelaw firm’s alcohol beverage and food department, discussecd the rising importance of food safety in his introduction. who will seek the office of Florida Commissionert of Agriculturein 2010, followed up on issuesx of food safety and the impact of incidents of food-bornm illness on the economy. Putna stressed the impact of consumer confidence in food at the retailk level and said he would work to reformm and modernize a food safety network so there is a higher levelof confidence.