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John Shimkus: “My job is really to stall for Mr. Whitfield to get here, but since--that is a joke, so.”

On the recordNovember 19, 2013
My job is really to stall for Mr. Whitfield to get here, but since--that is a joke, so.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

John Shimkus humorously remarks about waiting for Ed Whitfield during the meeting.

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