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John Shimkus

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John Shimkus is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving in the House from January 7, 1997, until January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Illinois's 15th congressional district. During his tenure, Shimkus was known for his work on issues related to energy, environment, and agriculture, often advocating for policies that supported these sectors. He served on several committees, including the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on energy policy and environmental regulations.

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Nov 13, 2013

I hope you are as much opposed when the President in a few minutes says he is going to do an administrative fix to do what you so adamantly claimed is a failed policy.

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Nov 13, 2013

I would call the healthcare law a mistake.

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Nov 13, 2013

It was not correct. It was deceptive to the American people.

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Nov 13, 2013

no one really believed that these out-of-the-woodwork folks would be so high that they are going to cause a huge financial burden

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Nov 13, 2013

200,000 people who have coverage and have pre-existing conditions have lost it under catastrophic plans that have been dropped throughout States because they don't meet the minimum requirements under this law.

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Oct 29, 2013

The problem with the whole debate is you all won't tell us who made the decision.

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Oct 29, 2013

The Washington Post gave the administration and the President, your self, four Pinocchios on this whole debate of if you like the insurance you have, you can keep it.

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Oct 29, 2013

Can you commit to us to make sure that the Federal exchanges that offer that is clearly identified?

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Oct 23, 2013

Because this amorphous CMS is--there are people there. And I am going to venture to guess that the regular bureaucrats did their job, the political appointees manipulated the system to hide data they didn't want the public to know.

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Oct 23, 2013

We must hold hearings on the new Health Reform Act.

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Oct 23, 2013

This whole battle is about whether Americans can have affordable health care. And this system is not helping in this debate.

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Oct 16, 2013

$17 trillion is our national debt. $800 billion is how much we spend more than we take in. We pay $280 billion a year just on interest payments on the money that we borrow. Those are the real numbers, and that is why House Republicans have…

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Oct 15, 2013

A recent letter I received: I am writing this letter in regards to the new ``affordable'' healthcare. My husband and I are small business owners with two other employees. We purchase our insurance as individual insurance, and we received a…

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Oct 3, 2013

I want to read a text I got from a friend and colleague from my State of Illinois: John, I have firsthand experience that the premium for an individual health policy is almost double the price now on the exchanges in Illinois. This person…

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Sep 18, 2013

I don't like the law, I voted against the law, but I know I am going to get calls about how we can help my constituents, and I want to be ready to do that.

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Sep 18, 2013

I want to thank my colleague and friend for the recognition and for the opportunity to recognize Captain Howard V. Lee from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Captain Lee was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the…

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Sep 17, 2013

I believe these hearings have helped us understand a law as complex as it is broad.

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Sep 17, 2013

As my colleague from Colorado said, this is one everybody would like us to do something on, hopefully something positive.

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Sep 17, 2013

TSCA is about making interstate commerce in chemicals work for all of us.

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Sep 17, 2013

The point, as you know, CCS takes billions of dollars. There is no commercially available technology to do it.

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Sep 17, 2013

That is really the number one concern that we have.

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Sep 9, 2013

If the gentleman would yield. And to the members of the panel, you better take the questions seriously because he is asking a question why didn't you comply with the law?

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Sep 9, 2013

Your answer to his question was no, that it was not science-based, it was a politically based decision.

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Sep 9, 2013

The court has said we must proceed with the licensing.

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