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Feb 11, 2014
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Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) will be available to meet with local constituents in Vermilion County later this month. Shimkus will be at his office on the second floor of the U.S. Courthouse, 201 North Vermilion Street, Suite 218, Danville, on Thursday, February 20, from 2:30 till 4 p.m.
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Feb 7, 2014
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Coinciding with the theatrical release of The Monuments Men movie today, Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) announced his cosponsorship of H.R. 3658, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the real life men of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program.
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Feb 5, 2014
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Groups supporting this legislation included Ducks Unlimited, National Rifle Association, Quail Forever, and Whitetails Unlimited among others.
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Jan 31, 2014
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After hearing from numerous constituents and local propane dealers, Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) wants constituents to know that he is fully aware of the issue and wants to share what information he has been able to discover about the problem.
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Jan 29, 2014
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Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) voted for the Agricultural Act of 2014, the farm bill conference report. The bill passed the House Wednesday and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law.
Jan 28, 2014
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Promises made in speeches are also not automatically the law of the land. However, President Obama wants to start using executive authority to take more actions without Congress’ involvement. This is an unprecedented challenge to Congress by a President.
Jan 28, 2014
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As a cosponsor of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (HR 7), Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is pleased that the full House of Representative passed the bill with a bipartisan majority Tuesday.
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Jan 23, 2014
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In response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to deny the state of Illinois’ request for public assistance following the devastating storms on November 17, 2013, U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), John Shimkus (R-Ill.), Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), and Bill Enyart (D-Ill.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to finally bring fairness to the FEMA disaster declaration process.
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Jan 15, 2014
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Following the budget agreement Chairman Paul Ryan reached in December, the House passed an omnibus appropriations bill implementing federal government funding for fiscal year 2014 on Wednesday. Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) voted for the bipartisan package.
Jan 9, 2014
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Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is announcing his nominations to the military service academies. The Congressman nominates, and then the academies themselves make the final determination whether a nominee receives an appointment to attend that academy.
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