John Shimkus actually said...

I am not gleeful that CLASS got shelved, but I am kind of relieved because of the--it was actuarially unsound.

Shimkus expresses relief over the shelving of the CLASS Act due to its financial instability.

10/25/2011

More John Shimkus Quotes

I guess the big point is, if you can't do the small things, how can the country, the localities, the taxpayers, the public interest groups, ...

If you can't get the small things right, how do people trust you to do the big things in this issue?

And the point being, two similar facilities--one in downtown Manhattan; one outside Olney, Illinois--two very different risk portfolios.

It is always a memorable time and usually very short because on September 11th, that it was a short event in which we gathered.