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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 23, 2017
We want Members to have a chance to have their thoughts and ideas on the record, to take their time to be thoughtful about what we are doing. And it does matter. Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Collinsville, Illinois (Mr. Shimkus), a gentleman whom I came to Congress with in the 105th Congress. The gentleman is from the 15th District of Illinois and served our country as a veteran. He was a West Point graduate, and he is a really good guy. (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
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