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John Shimkus: “It was the Speaker at that time who said the American people, we have to pass the bill before we know what is in it.”

On the recordMarch 14, 2013
It was the Speaker at that time who said the American people, we have to pass the bill before we know what is in it.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus cites a Speaker's statement on the necessity of passing the bill quickly.

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