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On the recordMarch 3, 2020
I am pro-plastic. OK? Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and can be molded into solid objects.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus defends the use of plastic and opposes a ban on it.

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