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John Shimkus: “I appreciate my colleague's historical background. I am a relatively new Member still, in my sixth year, and I know…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2002
I appreciate my colleague's historical background. I am a relatively new Member still, in my sixth year, and I know there is a lot of water underneath the bridge on a lot of these issues, and it is always good to look back. He has been a leader and has been helpful on orphan drugs and pediatric exclusivity, and I am proud to have a chance to work with him on this legislation. I look forward to the opportunity to work with him more in the future as we try to make sure that all our citizens in this country have access to affordable health care.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing collaboration on health care legislation and the importance of historical context.

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