John Shimkus actually said...

"Let's all take some deep breaths."

"We should not have a fractured marketplace driven by policies that cater to urban customers at the expense of customer need in rural areas."

"They think we are very dysfunctional here in Washington, and we are, most of the time--we eventually get to compromise."

"I want to make my own decisions. I want the autos to build cars that I want to buy."