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On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
Knowing what this country has gone through to get where it is today not to consider this site and move forward on it I think is a terrible mistake.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus emphasizes the importance of considering a nuclear waste site based on historical context.

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