John Shimkus actually said...

"I applaud the calling of this hearing and I, too, want to mention Congressman Blackburn and her bill."

"the real way to solve sequestration is understand debt, deficits, and our entitlement programs, and get those reforms."

"I hope you are as much opposed when the President in a few minutes says he is going to do an administrative fix to do what you so adamantly claimed is a failed policy."

"no one really believed that these out-of-the-woodwork folks would be so high that they are going to cause a huge financial burden"