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John Shimkus: “Let's have science-based research, but let's make sure we understand the impacts on jobs.”

On the recordApril 13, 2011
Let's have science-based research, but let's make sure we understand the impacts on jobs.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus advocates for research that considers job impacts alongside scientific data.

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