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On the recordJune 17, 2013
That is what this debate is about, and everyone knows it, and so that is why we need to move forward for jobs and lower costs of energy and the like.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus emphasizes the need to advance fossil fuel markets for job creation.

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