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On the recordJuly 25, 2017
As my colleague from Colorado recognized the 100th anniversary of Estes Park, I take to the floor to thank my wife for putting up with me for 30 years--30 years ago today. Madam Speaker, as we all know, behind every good man is a great woman. I wanted to come to the floor to thank her for helping raise our three boys, helping make sure that we attend church faithfully, and putting up with the hectic life that a lot of our constituents don't understand living in two places at one time, trying to manage a family in another State, while we are gone almost half of the year. So I come to the floor just to pause and thank my beautiful wife, Karen, for sticking with me for 30 years. ____________________
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois
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Jul 25, 2017

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