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On the recordMarch 27, 2012
So essentially it is saying you can't go do the one thing that will work until you go do the thing that won't work, which doesn't make any sense to me.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus criticizes legislation that delays effective action on gas prices.

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