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Shimkus Visits with Local Company Fighting Government Mandate on Religious Grounds
10/29/12"That has reared its head in a federal government mandate forcing businesses and religious institutions to violate their conscience, for example, by having to pay for abortion-inducing drugs. I applaud Korte & Luitjohan for filing a lawsuit and wish them
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Shimkus Salutes Madison County
09/14/12Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) recognized Madison County, Illinois, on the occasion of its bicentennial by entering a statement into the permanent record of the United States House of Representatives.
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Shimkus Condemns Attacks in Egypt, Libya
09/12/12"My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and coworkers of Ambassador Stevens and the three Americans killed in Libya. They represented the freedom of America in a very turbulent region of the world."
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Shimkus Views Drought Damage Firsthand
08/06/12Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) visited three Southern Illinois farms (Monday) in order to see drought damage to crops firsthand and to hear from local farmers how severely the drought is affecting both grain and livestock farmers.
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Shimkus Supports Drought Relief
08/02/12Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) voted for the Agriculture Disaster Assistance Act (HR 6233), which provides supplemental funding for agricultural disaster aid.
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Shimkus Votes Against Raising Taxes
08/01/12Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) voted to keep tax rates at their current level for one year with his vote for the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act (H.R. 8).
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