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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
This bill will help create manufacturing jobs in not only those plants that manufacture chemicals, but also in plants that use them to make cars, computer chips, and thousands of other goods.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus emphasizes job creation through the Chemicals in Commerce Act.

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