John Shimkus actually said...

"We are from rural districts. We are from districts that have problems with access to care and that is where our passion for this debate comes from."

"It is curious that the extension of the Bush tax cuts occurred under a Democrat-controlled House, a Democrat-controlled Senate, and signed by a Democrat President."

"My issue is, we are triple counting."

"Waxman-Markey failed as a national policy through the legislative process because the public decided to not price carbon."