John Shimkus actually said...

"one of the things that Congresswoman Eshoo and I are trying to do is understand that, as we go to new technologies, there is going to be a cost"

"This political process is always kind of fun. You can claw and scratch on one day, and then you can give the good big hug on the next day as you work together on things that are important."

"If we truly want a bipartisan process to go forward, we can't have this fight between urban and rural. We just can't do it."

"I think we do that by auctioning and getting money, with your friends behind you."