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Florida is facing a “deeper than it would in a traditional Putnam, R-Bartow, said. Florida can ride a recession out exceptwhen it’z the result of the bursting of a real estatd bubble, said the representative for Florida’s 12th Congressionakl District. Still, Putnam said he would prefer to be in Floridq than any other state as the countrhy comes out of aneconomic decline. While battling the Florida should look for opportunitieas at every level of governmentand business, he said. Putna m expressed concern about the increased presences of government in response to the economic His speech was made atthe “Capito l Hill Luncheon” presented by .
Richard Blau, a partneer with GrayRobinson and chair of thelaw firm’xs alcohol beverage and food department, discusserd the rising importance of food safetgy in his introduction. Putnam, who will seek the officre of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in followed up on issues of food safety and the impactr of incidentsof food-born illness on the economy. Putnamk stressed the impact of consumer confidence in food at the retai level and said he would work to reforjm and modernize a food safety networkl so there is a higher levelof