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John Shimkus: “Yes, and if the gentlelady would yield, we currently have a law to deal with that and we are just trying to enforce the…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
Yes, and if the gentlelady would yield, we currently have a law to deal with that and we are just trying to enforce the administration to comply with the law.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus emphasizes the need to enforce existing laws regarding nuclear waste storage.

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