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John Shimkus: “I guess the big point is, if you can't do the small things, how can the country, the localities, the taxpayers, the…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2012
I guess the big point is, if you can't do the small things, how can the country, the localities, the taxpayers, the public interest groups, expect us to do the big things?
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus emphasizes the importance of handling small issues to address larger problems.

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