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John Shimkus: “I would call on the commissioners to enact civil disobedience and disregard the chairman's edict.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2016
I would call on the commissioners to enact civil disobedience and disregard the chairman's edict.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus urged FCC commissioners to resist the chairman's directives for transparency.

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