John Shimkus said ( about President Trump ) : “I thank President Trump for his service to our country. While we had our differences, the tax cuts, roll back of onerous regulations, and pro-life polices he enacted are momentous achievements. Above all, his appointment of one-third of the Supreme Court and nearly one-third of the entire federal bench will be an enduring legacy,”

suntimes Saturday, November 21, 2020 4:59:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “When we think of larger EV fleets, one of the first questions that comes to mind is where all the extra electricity is going to come from to power them,” “I believe coal-fired generation will have an important role in providing affordable electricity and making an EV future work”

washtimes Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:06:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “She’s got values, she’s got guts, and she says what’s on her mind. That resonates with a lot of people,”

foxnews Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:40:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "There's some Republican amendments that have been accepted," "It's not enough to turn the tide on the vast majority of Republicans. The Superfund provision is really problematic and that's really what stopped the Senate in the final negotiation"

opednews Monday, January 13, 2020 1:43:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

nypost Thursday, December 19, 2019 11:30:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

dailyjournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 9:54:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He was supportive of me visiting my son,"

startribune Thursday, December 19, 2019 9:26:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

therepublic Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:10:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

680news Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:10:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

tribtown Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:45:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus noted : “Don has submitted soybean samples for nutritional analysis for seven years,” “His 2018 sample of Stine Seed Company variety 38LE02 yielded a composite feed value of $347.40 per ton, putting him in the top 15 growers in Illinois for feed value”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 15, 2019 7:35:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We think status quo with [the RFS] is not sustainable,” “Given the [U.S. Energy Information Administration] projections of the declining liquid transportation fuel demand, it is difficult to envision a post-2022 in which biofuel gallons would not actually be lower than they are today”

biomassmagazine Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “stakeholders on all sides of this debate have been whipsawed for months by rumored and actual administration actions. Media reports and legal actions and the uncertainty will only increase after 2022 when EPA receives even broader discretion to set biofuel blending requirements”

biomassmagazine Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about Donald Trump ) : "I'm heartbroken. In fact, I called my chief of staff in DC and said, 'Pull my name off the I support Donald Trump list.' We have just stabbed our allies in the back,"

thehill Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:20:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about Donald Trump ) : "Pull my name off the 'I support Donald Trump list,"

upi Sunday, October 20, 2019 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

kiro7 Monday, October 14, 2019 6:58:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

wsoctv Monday, October 14, 2019 6:54:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

fox13memphis Monday, October 14, 2019 6:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

wftv Monday, October 14, 2019 6:36:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

actionnewsjax Monday, October 14, 2019 6:27:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "The Kurdish people are not a major global power, but they have been friends to the United States for decades,"

southernminn Friday, October 11, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "As a result, next to Israel, the Kurds have become America's most loyal allies from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Japan through decades of conflicts," "They've fought our battles in Syria and Iraq so that countless American sons and daughters didn't have to. I'm angry and embarrassed. While my votes will continue to support the president's domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign's official list of supporters"

southernminn Friday, October 11, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about President Trump ) : "I think President Trump is a populist who wants to put America first and to the detriment to our allies and friends and people we have been associated with for decades," "Some people in this country like that. I do not. I think that your allies and friends, people who have been with you for years, you develop relationships, and I'm a very loyal person. Loyalty is very important to me"

southernminn Friday, October 11, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

diariodonordeste Friday, October 11, 2019 3:52:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

em Friday, October 11, 2019 2:25:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : “Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump” “Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)”

parana-online Friday, October 11, 2019 2:22:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

atarde Friday, October 11, 2019 2:07:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

bemparana Friday, October 11, 2019 1:57:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “While my votes will continue to support the president’s domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign’s official list of supporters,”

WashingtonPost Friday, October 11, 2019 6:01:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “I’m heartbroken by what we are enabling Turkey to do in Syria,”

suntimes Friday, October 11, 2019 5:03:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “While my votes will continue to support the president’s domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign’s official list of supporters,”

WashingtonPost Friday, October 11, 2019 2:37:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : “I’m heartbroken. In fact, I called my chief of staff in DC and said, ‘Pull my name off the I support Donald Trump list.’ We have just stabbed our allies in the back,” “This has just shocked, embarrassed, and angered me”

fox2now Friday, October 11, 2019 12:56:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “While my votes will continue to support the president’s domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign’s official list of supporters,”

WashingtonPost Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:33:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We see this now as a continuing witch hunt against the president," "The election is only 16 months away, why proceed and not just beat him electorally versus running him out of office"

wsiltv Friday, September 27, 2019 6:57:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about Donald Trump ) : "My guess is president Trump will not be convicted unless there's other things out there that we don't know that would fall under high crimes and misdemeanors,"

wsiltv Friday, September 27, 2019 6:57:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We just want to be careful that we don’t drive some good manufacturing in relatively safe areas in rural America out of rural America,”

washtimes Thursday, September 12, 2019 1:06:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "It has been the honor of my lifetime to be asked by the people of Illinois to represent them in our nation’s capitol. Each day I have tried to do this as best as I possibly could, and my success lies squarely at the feet of my incredible staff in Illinois and Washington, D.C.,"

news-yahoo Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:00:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "I will leave the political field knowing that I have served honorably and, with the help of many, accomplished a lot for my constituents, our state, and our nation,"

news-yahoo Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:00:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "This was my last chance to get out there and figure out if this is what I wanted to do," "I traveled the district the whole break just doing my job. I didn't want it to be a farewell thing"

news-yahoo Sunday, September 1, 2019 5:21:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : ”This was my last chance to get out there and figure out if this is what I wanted to do,” “I traveled the district the whole break just doing my job. I didn’t want it to be a farewell thing”

suntimes Saturday, August 31, 2019 4:08:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It has a been an honor of my lifetime to be asked by the people of Illinois to represent them in our nation’s capital,”

WashingtonPost Saturday, August 31, 2019 3:56:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “This was my last chance to get out there and figure out if this is what I wanted to do,” “I traveled the district the whole break just doing my job. I didn’t want it to be a farewell thing”

seattletimes Saturday, August 31, 2019 3:08:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It has a been an honor of my lifetime to be asked by the people of Illinois to represent them in our nation’s capitol,”

WashingtonPost Saturday, August 31, 2019 12:15:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We've always said we need to help and it takes a long time to see it processed through, but this is federal legislation, a federal program, and as you can see it's helping this part of the state of Illinois,"

wsiltv Tuesday, August 27, 2019 2:51:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "The only thing I struggle with was how long was too long? And I think people have done more serious crimes and they get off earlier,"

wsiltv Saturday, August 10, 2019 6:26:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “The Jones Act is not only critical to maintaining a strong domestic maritime industry that is able to assist in times of war and emergency, it’s also important to the economy and jobs around the Great Lakes,”

hellenicshippingnews Wednesday, July 24, 2019 1:04:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "It was just a waste of time and an embarrassment to the institution even going down that route,"

wsiltv Thursday, July 18, 2019 2:55:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It’s just not worth the fight anymore,”

denverpost Wednesday, March 6, 2019 12:24:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It’s just not worth the fight anymore,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, March 5, 2019 1:46:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We should be willing to accept that affordable and abundant energy is a key ingredient for economic growth. After all, economic growth and economic resources, coupled with sound planning infrastructure and governance, increase local capabilities to minimize impacts of future extreme events,” “These are realities we should explore today and in future hearings if we want to develop sound environmental and energy policies if we want to reduce climate risk”

fox2now Thursday, February 7, 2019 7:52:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We should be open to the fact that wealth transfer schemes suggested in the radical policies like the Green New Deal may not be the best path,”

news-yahoo Thursday, February 7, 2019 1:18:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus recalls : "He could stick his whole family in that little room, and his mom and dad," "I call it 'gerbilizing.' The only way they fit is they're all kind of huddled up"

nola Monday, January 28, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus says ( about Erik Paulsson ) : "Erik - we tease him - he's the epitome of Minnesota nice," "The district makes their decision. . . . But the nation is worse off"

nola Monday, January 28, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus recalls : “He could stick his whole family in that little room, and his mom and dad,” “I call it ‘gerbilizing.’ The only way they fit is they’re all kind of huddled up”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus says ( about Erik Paulsson ) : “Erik — we tease him — he’s the epitome of Minnesota nice,” “The district makes their decision. ... But the nation is worse off”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “Tens of thousands of valentines have come into my offices every year since we began Valentines for Heroes,” “Elementary and middle school classes, church youth groups, homeschoolers, senior citizens and constituents from every corner of the district have been overwhelmingly generous and supportive of our military men and women, past and present”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, January 8, 2019 1:13:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus told : “In Puerto Rico, Hurricanes Irma and Maria uncovered the intensified issues associated with aging and inefficient energy infrastructure, contaminated sites that are rapidly multiplying, landfills that are already overflowing, and possibly the most contaminated drinking water supply in the United States,”

dailycaller Thursday, November 16, 2017 2:00:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We owe all the men and women who have fought for our nation an enormous debt of gratitude and respect. Prior military service alone, however, cannot create a blanket exemption from the laws of our country,"

muscatinejournal Thursday, March 9, 2017 7:55:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We owe all the men and women who have fought for our nation an enormous debt of gratitude and respect. Prior military service alone, however, cannot create a blanket exemption from the laws of our country,"

chron Thursday, March 9, 2017 7:19:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We owe all the men and women who have fought for our nation an enormous debt of gratitude and respect. Prior military service alone, however, cannot create a blanket exemption from the laws of our country,"

ABCnews Thursday, March 9, 2017 7:18:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "I'm not into this debate on town hall meetings because in my 20 years I've never held one. Never," "This is not a new phenomenon. I remember (the late) Paul Simon getting beat up at town hall meetings and Dick Durbin getting beat up by the Second Amendment folks and the right to life folks"

news-gazette Sunday, March 5, 2017 6:32:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We meet one on one or in a group for maybe 20 minutes so that we can talk point-counterpoint across the table, agree to disagree. They don't always walk out happy but at least we know where each other stands and it's more of a respectful process,"

news-gazette Sunday, March 5, 2017 6:32:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "Put it over there and see if Democrats don't want to create high-risk pools to cover people who don't have health insurance and are in catastrophic positions,"

washingtonexaminer Monday, February 13, 2017 9:55:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He will have a role. We're still not clear on how the process will go, but we are accepting resumes, applications, everything,"

news-gazette Monday, February 13, 2017 7:09:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "In previous Congresses we've looked at ways that we can modernize and update certain laws to ensure more efficient, cost-effective environmental protections, while promoting innovation and more affordable goods and services,"

washingtonexaminer Saturday, February 11, 2017 12:05:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "I support a vetting process that ensures every refugee, migrant or foreign national is not a security threat prior to his or her admission to the United States. That's why I supported bipartisan legislation to stop the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees until our nation's top security officials can be certain that each individual poses no threat to our homeland,"

news-gazette Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:46:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "The reality is our world has grown more dangerous, and our enemies more emboldened in the last eight years,"

news-gazette Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:46:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "Nearly a decade since its creation, complaints received and investigated by the Office of Congressional Ethics have resulted in no major disciplinary actions while costing taxpayers over $10 million,"

news-gazette Tuesday, January 3, 2017 10:36:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “Biodiesel adds value to the economy and it helps improve the environment, supports jobs throughout the supply chain and strengthens our energy security,”

biofuelsjournal Friday, October 7, 2016 6:55:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "In order for Illinois to continue to thrive and serve its residents, it's important that we have companies willing to invest in our state to bring innovation and opportunity," "Private investment in communications networks helps provide residents and businesses the tools to compete and grow"

4-traders Wednesday, July 20, 2016 12:32:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He talked about how much he was able to raise in the last month, I guess. And how it's important to get united,"

news-gazette Thursday, July 7, 2016 6:40:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He talked about how much he was able to raise in the last month, I guess. And how it's important to get united,"

AP Thursday, July 7, 2016 6:34:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He talked about how much he was able to raise in the last month, I guess. And how it's important to get united,"

bostonherald Thursday, July 7, 2016 5:51:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about President Trump ) : “I thank President Trump for his service to our country. While we had our differences, the tax cuts, roll back of onerous regulations, and pro-life polices he enacted are momentous achievements. Above all, his appointment of one-third of the Supreme Court and nearly one-third of the entire federal bench will be an enduring legacy,”

suntimes Saturday, November 21, 2020 4:59:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “When we think of larger EV fleets, one of the first questions that comes to mind is where all the extra electricity is going to come from to power them,” “I believe coal-fired generation will have an important role in providing affordable electricity and making an EV future work”

washtimes Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:06:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “She’s got values, she’s got guts, and she says what’s on her mind. That resonates with a lot of people,”

foxnews Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:40:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "There's some Republican amendments that have been accepted," "It's not enough to turn the tide on the vast majority of Republicans. The Superfund provision is really problematic and that's really what stopped the Senate in the final negotiation"

opednews Monday, January 13, 2020 1:43:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

nypost Thursday, December 19, 2019 11:30:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

dailyjournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 9:54:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He was supportive of me visiting my son,"

startribune Thursday, December 19, 2019 9:26:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

therepublic Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:10:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

680news Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:10:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “He was supportive of me visiting my son,”

tribtown Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:45:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus noted : “Don has submitted soybean samples for nutritional analysis for seven years,” “His 2018 sample of Stine Seed Company variety 38LE02 yielded a composite feed value of $347.40 per ton, putting him in the top 15 growers in Illinois for feed value”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 15, 2019 7:35:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We think status quo with [the RFS] is not sustainable,” “Given the [U.S. Energy Information Administration] projections of the declining liquid transportation fuel demand, it is difficult to envision a post-2022 in which biofuel gallons would not actually be lower than they are today”

biomassmagazine Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “stakeholders on all sides of this debate have been whipsawed for months by rumored and actual administration actions. Media reports and legal actions and the uncertainty will only increase after 2022 when EPA receives even broader discretion to set biofuel blending requirements”

biomassmagazine Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about Donald Trump ) : "I'm heartbroken. In fact, I called my chief of staff in DC and said, 'Pull my name off the I support Donald Trump list.' We have just stabbed our allies in the back,"

thehill Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:20:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about Donald Trump ) : "Pull my name off the 'I support Donald Trump list,"

upi Sunday, October 20, 2019 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

kiro7 Monday, October 14, 2019 6:58:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

wsoctv Monday, October 14, 2019 6:54:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

fox13memphis Monday, October 14, 2019 6:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

wftv Monday, October 14, 2019 6:36:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : "I called my chief of staff in D.C., I said pull my name off the I-support-Donald-Trump-list,"

actionnewsjax Monday, October 14, 2019 6:27:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "The Kurdish people are not a major global power, but they have been friends to the United States for decades,"

southernminn Friday, October 11, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "As a result, next to Israel, the Kurds have become America's most loyal allies from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Japan through decades of conflicts," "They've fought our battles in Syria and Iraq so that countless American sons and daughters didn't have to. I'm angry and embarrassed. While my votes will continue to support the president's domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign's official list of supporters"

southernminn Friday, October 11, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about President Trump ) : "I think President Trump is a populist who wants to put America first and to the detriment to our allies and friends and people we have been associated with for decades," "Some people in this country like that. I do not. I think that your allies and friends, people who have been with you for years, you develop relationships, and I'm a very loyal person. Loyalty is very important to me"

southernminn Friday, October 11, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

diariodonordeste Friday, October 11, 2019 3:52:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

em Friday, October 11, 2019 2:25:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : “Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump” “Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)”

parana-online Friday, October 11, 2019 2:22:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

atarde Friday, October 11, 2019 2:07:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "Estou chateado. Telefonei para o chefe de gabinete e pedi para retirar meu nome da lista de apoio de Trump" "Nós acabamos de dar uma facada nas costas de um aliado (os curdos)"

bemparana Friday, October 11, 2019 1:57:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “While my votes will continue to support the president’s domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign’s official list of supporters,”

WashingtonPost Friday, October 11, 2019 6:01:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “I’m heartbroken by what we are enabling Turkey to do in Syria,”

suntimes Friday, October 11, 2019 5:03:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “While my votes will continue to support the president’s domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign’s official list of supporters,”

WashingtonPost Friday, October 11, 2019 2:37:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus added ( about Donald Trump ) : “I’m heartbroken. In fact, I called my chief of staff in DC and said, ‘Pull my name off the I support Donald Trump list.’ We have just stabbed our allies in the back,” “This has just shocked, embarrassed, and angered me”

fox2now Friday, October 11, 2019 12:56:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “While my votes will continue to support the president’s domestic policy agenda, because of this terrible foreign policy decision I asked that my name be removed from his campaign’s official list of supporters,”

WashingtonPost Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:33:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We see this now as a continuing witch hunt against the president," "The election is only 16 months away, why proceed and not just beat him electorally versus running him out of office"

wsiltv Friday, September 27, 2019 6:57:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said ( about Donald Trump ) : "My guess is president Trump will not be convicted unless there's other things out there that we don't know that would fall under high crimes and misdemeanors,"

wsiltv Friday, September 27, 2019 6:57:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We just want to be careful that we don’t drive some good manufacturing in relatively safe areas in rural America out of rural America,”

washtimes Thursday, September 12, 2019 1:06:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "It has been the honor of my lifetime to be asked by the people of Illinois to represent them in our nation’s capitol. Each day I have tried to do this as best as I possibly could, and my success lies squarely at the feet of my incredible staff in Illinois and Washington, D.C.,"

news-yahoo Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:00:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "I will leave the political field knowing that I have served honorably and, with the help of many, accomplished a lot for my constituents, our state, and our nation,"

news-yahoo Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:00:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "This was my last chance to get out there and figure out if this is what I wanted to do," "I traveled the district the whole break just doing my job. I didn't want it to be a farewell thing"

news-yahoo Sunday, September 1, 2019 5:21:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : ”This was my last chance to get out there and figure out if this is what I wanted to do,” “I traveled the district the whole break just doing my job. I didn’t want it to be a farewell thing”

suntimes Saturday, August 31, 2019 4:08:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It has a been an honor of my lifetime to be asked by the people of Illinois to represent them in our nation’s capital,”

WashingtonPost Saturday, August 31, 2019 3:56:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “This was my last chance to get out there and figure out if this is what I wanted to do,” “I traveled the district the whole break just doing my job. I didn’t want it to be a farewell thing”

seattletimes Saturday, August 31, 2019 3:08:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It has a been an honor of my lifetime to be asked by the people of Illinois to represent them in our nation’s capitol,”

WashingtonPost Saturday, August 31, 2019 12:15:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We've always said we need to help and it takes a long time to see it processed through, but this is federal legislation, a federal program, and as you can see it's helping this part of the state of Illinois,"

wsiltv Tuesday, August 27, 2019 2:51:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "The only thing I struggle with was how long was too long? And I think people have done more serious crimes and they get off earlier,"

wsiltv Saturday, August 10, 2019 6:26:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “The Jones Act is not only critical to maintaining a strong domestic maritime industry that is able to assist in times of war and emergency, it’s also important to the economy and jobs around the Great Lakes,”

hellenicshippingnews Wednesday, July 24, 2019 1:04:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "It was just a waste of time and an embarrassment to the institution even going down that route,"

wsiltv Thursday, July 18, 2019 2:55:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It’s just not worth the fight anymore,”

denverpost Wednesday, March 6, 2019 12:24:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : “It’s just not worth the fight anymore,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, March 5, 2019 1:46:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We should be willing to accept that affordable and abundant energy is a key ingredient for economic growth. After all, economic growth and economic resources, coupled with sound planning infrastructure and governance, increase local capabilities to minimize impacts of future extreme events,” “These are realities we should explore today and in future hearings if we want to develop sound environmental and energy policies if we want to reduce climate risk”

fox2now Thursday, February 7, 2019 7:52:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “We should be open to the fact that wealth transfer schemes suggested in the radical policies like the Green New Deal may not be the best path,”

news-yahoo Thursday, February 7, 2019 1:18:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus recalls : "He could stick his whole family in that little room, and his mom and dad," "I call it 'gerbilizing.' The only way they fit is they're all kind of huddled up"

nola Monday, January 28, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus says ( about Erik Paulsson ) : "Erik - we tease him - he's the epitome of Minnesota nice," "The district makes their decision. . . . But the nation is worse off"

nola Monday, January 28, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus recalls : “He could stick his whole family in that little room, and his mom and dad,” “I call it ‘gerbilizing.’ The only way they fit is they’re all kind of huddled up”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus says ( about Erik Paulsson ) : “Erik — we tease him — he’s the epitome of Minnesota nice,” “The district makes their decision. ... But the nation is worse off”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “Tens of thousands of valentines have come into my offices every year since we began Valentines for Heroes,” “Elementary and middle school classes, church youth groups, homeschoolers, senior citizens and constituents from every corner of the district have been overwhelmingly generous and supportive of our military men and women, past and present”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, January 8, 2019 1:13:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus told : “In Puerto Rico, Hurricanes Irma and Maria uncovered the intensified issues associated with aging and inefficient energy infrastructure, contaminated sites that are rapidly multiplying, landfills that are already overflowing, and possibly the most contaminated drinking water supply in the United States,”

dailycaller Thursday, November 16, 2017 2:00:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We owe all the men and women who have fought for our nation an enormous debt of gratitude and respect. Prior military service alone, however, cannot create a blanket exemption from the laws of our country,"

muscatinejournal Thursday, March 9, 2017 7:55:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We owe all the men and women who have fought for our nation an enormous debt of gratitude and respect. Prior military service alone, however, cannot create a blanket exemption from the laws of our country,"

chron Thursday, March 9, 2017 7:19:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We owe all the men and women who have fought for our nation an enormous debt of gratitude and respect. Prior military service alone, however, cannot create a blanket exemption from the laws of our country,"

ABCnews Thursday, March 9, 2017 7:18:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "I'm not into this debate on town hall meetings because in my 20 years I've never held one. Never," "This is not a new phenomenon. I remember (the late) Paul Simon getting beat up at town hall meetings and Dick Durbin getting beat up by the Second Amendment folks and the right to life folks"

news-gazette Sunday, March 5, 2017 6:32:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "We meet one on one or in a group for maybe 20 minutes so that we can talk point-counterpoint across the table, agree to disagree. They don't always walk out happy but at least we know where each other stands and it's more of a respectful process,"

news-gazette Sunday, March 5, 2017 6:32:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "Put it over there and see if Democrats don't want to create high-risk pools to cover people who don't have health insurance and are in catastrophic positions,"

washingtonexaminer Monday, February 13, 2017 9:55:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He will have a role. We're still not clear on how the process will go, but we are accepting resumes, applications, everything,"

news-gazette Monday, February 13, 2017 7:09:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "In previous Congresses we've looked at ways that we can modernize and update certain laws to ensure more efficient, cost-effective environmental protections, while promoting innovation and more affordable goods and services,"

washingtonexaminer Saturday, February 11, 2017 12:05:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "I support a vetting process that ensures every refugee, migrant or foreign national is not a security threat prior to his or her admission to the United States. That's why I supported bipartisan legislation to stop the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees until our nation's top security officials can be certain that each individual poses no threat to our homeland,"

news-gazette Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:46:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "The reality is our world has grown more dangerous, and our enemies more emboldened in the last eight years,"

news-gazette Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:46:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "Nearly a decade since its creation, complaints received and investigated by the Office of Congressional Ethics have resulted in no major disciplinary actions while costing taxpayers over $10 million,"

news-gazette Tuesday, January 3, 2017 10:36:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : “Biodiesel adds value to the economy and it helps improve the environment, supports jobs throughout the supply chain and strengthens our energy security,”

biofuelsjournal Friday, October 7, 2016 6:55:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "In order for Illinois to continue to thrive and serve its residents, it's important that we have companies willing to invest in our state to bring innovation and opportunity," "Private investment in communications networks helps provide residents and businesses the tools to compete and grow"

4-traders Wednesday, July 20, 2016 12:32:00 AM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He talked about how much he was able to raise in the last month, I guess. And how it's important to get united,"

news-gazette Thursday, July 7, 2016 6:40:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He talked about how much he was able to raise in the last month, I guess. And how it's important to get united,"

AP Thursday, July 7, 2016 6:34:00 PM EAT

John Shimkus said : "He talked about how much he was able to raise in the last month, I guess. And how it's important to get united,"

bostonherald Thursday, July 7, 2016 5:51:00 PM EAT