Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
Your answer to his question was no, that it was not science-based, it was a politically based decision.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus criticized a decision as politically motivated rather than based on science.

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