John Shimkus actually said...

"Happy Liberty Day. I just wanted to let you know I was--left the room. I got accosted by a bunch of--we used to call them broaching snatchers, little kids who then came to ask me a question about the ..."

"Primarily the statement that, even in the great recession, in my district, we were building a coal-fired power plant and we are expanding a major refinery."

"We do know what the goal of--and that is to kill coal and coal generation in this country."

"Using a regulatory agency to enforce rules and regulations not passed by the Congress of the United States... is really part of this national debate."