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John Shimkus: “We are acting under a law that is the current law of the land.”

On the recordJune 12, 2019
We are acting under a law that is the current law of the land.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus asserts adherence to existing law regarding the Yucca Mountain project.

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