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On the recordMay 7, 2019
The issue of asbestos use in America and its impact on lung cancer, other illnesses, and death is one of the more challenging and gut-wrenching I have found in my time in Congress.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus discusses the serious health impacts of asbestos in his district.

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