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John Shimkus: if we have a spectrum crunch, we lose this opportunity to really take advantage at a time in this country when we need…

On the recordJuly 5, 2011
if we have a spectrum crunch, we lose this opportunity to really take advantage at a time in this country when we need to be creating jobs.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Highlighting the importance of spectrum availability for job creation.

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