John Shimkus actually said...

"Preventing asbestos-related diseases is one of the main reasons I and others came together to enact reform to the Toxic Substances Control Act."

"Let me say that again, because EPA cannot go into a chemical review with a predetermined outcome if it wants to avoid litigation."

"Chairman Pallone was most angry about the donut hole provisions which we placed in there for budgetary--to make the numbers work."

"We wrestled with how to get Medicare. In fact, a lot of conservative Republicans got beat up quite a bit on this because we expanded in essence an entitlement."