John Shimkus actually said...

"Politics, not science, is driving the debate."

"We must not let the political games stop us from keeping a promise to taxpayers."

"It's time for us to decide if we will keep our end of the deal with the nation's citizens by delivering exactly what they've been paying for all these years, or if we'll waste rate payer's and taxpaye..."

"I thought people already knew the answer to that question, but you should go through the process of asking the questions."