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John Shimkus: “I hate to say he is right sometimes, but all he does is kind of give voice to frustration in rural America.”

On the recordNovember 15, 2017
I hate to say he is right sometimes, but all he does is kind of give voice to frustration in rural America.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus acknowledges Peter Welch's representation of rural frustrations regarding connectivity issues.

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