John Shimkus actually said...

"The fracking boom is coming to southern Illinois, and there are a lot of exciting opportunities there, especially for rural, small-town America."

"There is really no reason we should have a recession currently if we release our energy companies to explore, identify, and recover our energy resources."

"Even in my own district in southern Illinois, where is my oil and gas exploration and recovery going on?"

"There is no reason for us to continue to have a negative balance of trade and continue to be a borrowing country when we could have a positive balance of trade and we could turn into a lending company..."