John Shimkus
Illinois' 19th District
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- Senate & @SenatorReid should confirm Svinicki now. http://t.co/JFZnFaYe @WhiteHouse should nominate new #NRC chair soon.
- Even with a High Court win, Obamacare won't work http://t.co/bvbBLR8m via @FortuneMagazine #Obamacare
- Leader Cantor Contrasts The Republican Vision For Growth And Election Ch...: http://t.co/eApYXv99 #2futures #4jobs #taxes @GOPLeader
- The @WhiteHouse and @EPAgov war on coal is real.
- RT @RepMcKinley: Wheeling's Coal Forum calls on EPA to "Stop the War on Coal." Learn more here. http://t.co/9EaxX4C6
- RT @AndrewPowaleny: Obama's #coal regs are hurting families and costing jobs. States put the #HEAT to the WH http://t.co/giopb5Aj @IBDin ...
- RT @SpeakerBoehner: President Obama will be talking about his post-it note gimmick again in IA today. Here’s what he should be doing: ht ...
- Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according g to his purpose.
- Thanks @TheGEICOGecko for the mention of my hometown's @CatsupBottleSTL. @CollinsvilleIL
- Just finished a tour of a Southwire plant in Flora. We are fortunate to have this company in Southern Illinois.
- Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us
- Attended Ask, Listen and Learn presentation with Century Council at Centralia Middle School http://t.co/2TOCxpHu
- May 20-26 National Small Business Week. http://t.co/m2N7KbSk Congratulations & thanks to the owners/job creators-small businesses! #SBW2012
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
- 2 Corinthians 2:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
- Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
- This is the 200th anniversary of there war of 1812. Did you know there are 5 vets of that war buried in Glen Carbon? http://t.co/CSzPDmwZ
- Attending Memorial Day Celebration at Oak Lawn Cemetery Glen Carbon. http://t.co/7QHuI53y
- Attending Memorial Day Celebration at Oak Lawn Cemetery Glen Carbon. http://t.co/qxDiWLsB
- Attending Memorial Day Celebration at Oak Lawn Cemetery Glen Carbon. http://t.co/94uh537U
- Follow the NATO Summit in Chicago via the @chicagotribune http://t.co/hfs357am OR @suntimes http://t.co/wtCO2iCX
- Charting Obama’s Journey to a Shift on Afghanistan http://t.co/hkrmpIWT @nytimes @whitehouse @StateDept @DeptofDefense
- RT @ShallowWaterNRG: WVUE: Drilling still not up to level before moratorium http://t.co/e5sOFyt0
- Eph 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast
- Happy Armed Forces Day! http://t.co/pN15Cdiv Thanks to our men and women in uniform.
- Psalm 118:14 The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation.
- Judges halt NLRB regulations - http://t.co/nHd9Z5kX http://t.co/c9mADWPQ
- Psalm 63:3-4 Thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee: I will lift up my hands in thy name
- Boehner: Anything Short of Full ObamaCare Repeal is Unacceptable http://t.co/KatkRUHT #Obamacare #tcot @SpeakerBoehner
- RT @djysrv: WashPost: US envoy tells Israel Obama ready to strike Iran if sanctions, diplomacy fail http://t.co/kBb0CxdS
- RT @repaaronschock: MUST READ: Illinois Representatives United in Demanding Senate Action http://t.co/660SJvBv #Illinois #RepealMOE #tco ...
- Just left meeting with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists http://t.co/tiGk4rGv
- Psalm 104:10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field;...
- RT @EthanolRFA: RFA President & CEO Bob Dinneen on Fox News talking about ethanol & how it has helped reduce foreign oil depende ...
- Obama, Boehner clash at White House over debt ceiling hike http://t.co/XpVtYIiU @thehilltweets @SpeakerBoehner #2futures #debt
- Boehner: Spending cuts must top debt ceiling increase http://t.co/1ABCCQlf via @CNNMoney #2futures @SpeakerBoehner
- Attending a hearing on "Broadband Loans and Grants". Waste happens when you are spending someone else's money. http://t.co/jt2USXs3
- Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- McGurn: Jerry Brown vs. Chris Christie http://t.co/WoLT8ndm via @WSJ @GovernorQuinn #Illinois #taxes
- Energy Excuses VS. Energy Solutions: http://t.co/WuJFtHqa #ObamaGap #gasprices @HouseCommerce #tcot
- . @SBAgov disaster assistance loans for tornado damage in Saline and area counties deadline May 21. Call 1-800-659-2955 to apply
- . @DeptofDefense Sec. Panetta orders F-22 fix http://t.co/XK0EwBmb @RepKinzinger
- Regulations are holding back an economic recovery http://t.co/kIhgWhJ8
- Obama should be more like Clinton by @HomeDepot co-founder http://t.co/RTnU9JDZ Cut red tape, end big gov, work w/biz @IBDinvestors
- I & @RepMikeQuigley are leading effort to remove 2014 hockey World Cup from Belarus http://t.co/XHknEXhP due to poor human rights record
- Canadian oil sands will go to Asia regardless...http://goo.gl/ZBdUP. Hopefully some will come to US via #KeystoneXL #ObamaGap #gasprices
- 1st day for vets to apply for Retraining Assistance Program:http://t.co/LNhoiNsI VA help for unemployed vets not eligible for other programs
- Exodus32:10Therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them: and that I may consume them:and I will make thee a great nation
- Psalm 32:10 Therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them: and that I may consume them: and I will make thee a great nation
- Not all Nevadans oppose Yucca Mountain http://t.co/SjbqIjfW @reviewjournal #Yucca @SenatorReid #tcot
- RT @WJBDradio: WJBD News: Plenty of Fishing Opportunity at Carlyle Lake This Summer http://t.co/ReIXvjMq :Click Link for More
- FCC Welcomes New Commissioners http://t.co/pjQWbboY Full Commission for 1st time in almost year @FCC #FCC
- @OFS_Coalition Thanks for cosponsoring OFS @RepFitzpatrick.
- Attending the Melucci wake in Collinsville. He was a great man and a superb public servant. He will be missed.
- RT @freedomnoworg: Thanks to @RepMikeQuigley and @RepShimkus for sponsoring letter calling on #IIHF to move 2014 World Championships fro ...
- Former Treasury Sec Snow says tripling dividend tax, doubling cap gains tax would criple job creation + http://t.co/czyU3Wqa
- RT @RulesReps: Text of bills on the House floor this week (5/14/12): http://t.co/iHTOR62w
- RT @reneehulshof: The 4th Earl of Sandwich considered "a daring man" to eat with his fingers..oh my! The sandwich is 250 years old today ...
- Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.
- On Tuesday, May 15, my staff will be at Goreville Village Hall from 10-11:30 & then at Eddyville Village Hall 12:30-2 to meet w/constituents
- @tsickmeyer Thanks for the kind words.
- Happy Mother's Day!
- 1Sam17:36Thy servant slew both the lion and bear:this uncircumcisedPhilistine shall be as them,for he has defied the armies of the livingGod
- RT @gopconference: Watch @RepKristiNoem (R-SD) deliver the Weekly #GOP Address: http://t.co/xisvBfTv #4jobs
- Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- House bill reins in Census Bureau, Justice http://t.co/OFOwmBh5 @washtimes Summary of an approps bill we passed this week
- 21 firefighters honored in Springfield yesterday http://t.co/OAaeYCsm including 3 Highland-Pierron & 1 Odin. Thanks for your service&bravery
- RT @DeptofDefense: Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Make sure you find a way to thank a #MilSpouse today.
- Currently on WTIM 97.3 FM Taylorville
- In Illinois, 89% of corn is planted and 64% has emerged.21% of soybeans are planted and 7% have emerged http://t.co/oLD6YkTE
- Obama campaign adds 'clean coal' to website after GOP complaints - The Hill's E2-Wire: http://t.co/w5l2BwmR I am quoted in this story. #coal
- Madison Co Circuit Clerk Matt Melucci dies after battle with cancer http://t.co/ccfjKICH Sad news.I respected Matt & held him in high regard
- RT @NationalCorn: NCGA Applauds Reps. Shimkus and Peterson for Bipartisan Defense of Ethanol... http://t.co/afrRmTdf
- Coal industry warns proposed EPA rule could force fourth of plants to close http://t.co/rUcggAzQ @foxnewspolitics #ObamaGap #tcot
- After WV embarrassment, Obama embraces coal | Washington Examiner: http://t.co/qHbCOQvd #2futures #ObamaGap #energy #coal
- Radio interview WZUS FM 100.9 Scott and scott
- Congratulations to the NCERC researchers for producing the first cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel. http://t.co/CUoT5X0M
- Psalm 107:1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.
- Taxing jobs out of existence by George Will http://t.co/3UrtUGsB
- RT @washingtonpost: House passes GOP bill to shield Pentagon from spending cuts by cutting funds for Medicaid, food stamps, finreg: http ...
- . @USDA predicts record #corn crop http://t.co/InnAihgW will meet fuel & food needs, lower food costs predicted #ethanol
- Canadian oil execs bring warning to Hill - Darren Goode - http://t.co/4S9M33my: http://t.co/UJu9tDUF @POLITICO #2futures #gasprices
- Rep. Jeb Hensarling on Kudlow Report 5/9/12: http://t.co/D7pJusF6 @larry_kudlow #2futures @gopconference @rephensarling #taxes #tcot
- With the NCOE senior class who are extremely awesome. http://t.co/bR1Zaula
- Boehner: Would Like to See Top Tax Rate of 25% http://t.co/P1Imaofw @CNBC @SpeakerBoehner #2futures
- Chairman Fred Upton Discusses the #KeystoneXL Pipeline on @SquawkCNBC http://t.co/rhuvLzWb @RepFredUpton @HouseCommerce
- Making a Difference for Generations is theme for #SeniorCorps Week May 7-11 http://t.co/l88Ac2H7 Hundreds of seniors participate in IL19
- RT @ScottRTipton: Red tape is strangling Americas energy supply | Washington Examiner http://t.co/2woGD7Fj
- RT @RepTomPrice: Take a look at what House Rs have done #4jobs: http://t.co/wZqIPjqv Awaiting action from D Senate, POTUS.
- Today is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day http://t.co/YpeGv2pH
- My stroke by Senator Mark Kirk http://t.co/ctPJrfcf @SenatorKirk explains what happened to him.
- Southern Illinois recently featured in @WGNNews tourism feature: http://t.co/xYhyrTEx Shawnee Natl Forest, Fort Defiance & more
- Chairing hearing on Environment and grid reliability and hydropower regulatory and efficiency act http://t.co/NQAC1BRg
- 3 IL watersheds added to Water Quality Initiative.Richalnd Co producers contact local @NRCS_Illinois office to check eligibility for EQUIP$
- Psalm 18:46 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
- May 6-12 is #NationalHospitalWeek. Thanks for all you do to keep us healthy.
- I offer my best wishes to @SenatorKirk as he continues his rehab & recovery. http://t.co/0Zih8nxn @Senate_GOPs @gopconference
- Senator Mark Kirk on his rehabilitation "walking program" http://t.co/nIIkPaWK via @youtube @SenatorKirk See & hear directly from him.
- Thanks to all nurses during #NationalNursesWeek May 6-12! As Florence Nightingale's birthday is the 12th.
- RT @HouseCommerce: #SubHealth today passed bipartisan legislation to help protect patients and innovation http://t.co/43JfboN1
