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John Shimkus: “Happy Liberty Day. I just wanted to let you know I was--left the room. I got accosted by a bunch of--we used to call…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
Happy Liberty Day. I just wanted to let you know I was--left the room. I got accosted by a bunch of--we used to call them broaching snatchers, little kids who then came to ask me a question about the Constitution.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus shares a light-hearted encounter with children asking about the Constitution.

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