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Rosa Parks inspired many. She will not be forgotten.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Forgotten
Parks
Rosa
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I do believe that God's word is infallible, unchanging, perfect.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Believe
Perfect
Unchanging
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Our government is a gift from God, who calls us to be good stewards of it.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Government
Be Good
Stewards
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Illinois corn farmers are the Nation's number two exporter of feed grains.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Corn
Farmers
Illinois
Numbers
Two
Feed
Exporter
Grains
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The 'life' in 'pro-life' denotes not the quality of life, but life itself.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Quality
Pro Life
Quality Of Life
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When you go to the polls, ethics and morality should be part of the evaluation.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Ethics
Morality
Polls
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So if we decrease the use of carbon dioxide, are we not taking away plant food from the atmosphere?
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Environmental
Atmosphere
Use
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U.S. corn exports to CAFTA countries will benefit from reduced tariffs and duty-free access for corn products.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Access
Benefits
Corn
Country
Products
Tariffs
Benefit
Countries
Exports
Reduced
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The earth will end only when God declares it's time to be over. Man will not destroy this earth. This earth will not be destroyed by a flood.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Men
Earth
End Of The World
Flood
God Time Man
Destroy
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Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a critical crop to Illinois farmers.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Corn
Country
Critical
Farmers
Fertilizer
Illinois
Keys
Nitrogen
Plant
Produce
Used
Crop
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As we all know, no crude oil refineries have been built in the United States since 1976. During that time, close to 100 ethanol refineries have been built.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Crude
Crude Oil
Ethanol
Oil
States
United States
Usa
Close
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I am a Republican because of my military background, my pro-life beliefs, my support for the Second Amendment, and my belief that government should not grow excessively.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Belief
Excess
Military
Pro Life
Second Amendment
Amendment
Background
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Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation's civil rights history.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Action
Civil Rights
Conviction
December
Hippie
Law
Morality
Parks
Rights
Rosa
Civil
Nation
Defy
Figure
Leading
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Various Turkish people invaded southwest Asia during the Middle Ages and carved an empire for themselves from lands occupied by the indigenous Semitic and Indo-European inhabitants.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Age
Asia
Indigenous
Land
Middle Ages
People
Turkish
Ages
Carved
Empire
Inhabitants
Invaded
Lands
Occupied
Southwest
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People understand we have a dependence upon foreign oil. What they do not understand and find incredibly ridiculous is that we import refined product just making us more dependent on the industry.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Dependence
Foreign Oil
Industry
Oil
Refined
People Find More
Foreign
Import
Incredibly
Product
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I am proud that the Republican Party stands for strong support for the military, and I am sure we will consistently support our men and women serving in dangerous places around the world and their families.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Consistently
Men And Women
Military
Party
Proud
Republican Party
Serving
Strong Women
Support
Men Women World
Women Men World
Places
Stands
Strong Support
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Modern Armenia survived only because it was the single province controlled, and protected, by the Russian Empire. The rest of the territory within its historical borders is almost wholly devoid of ethnic Armenians.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Armenia
Borders
Controlled
Historical
Modern
Protected
Single
Survived
Territory
Within
Almost
Devoid
Empire
Ethnic
Rest
Province
Russian
Wholly
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States are looking for low-cost solutions that will enable better communication, while avoiding the danger in which the chain of command breaks down in emergencies. We do not want everyone talking to everyone else all the time.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Communication
Avoiding
Danger
Emergencies
Solutions
Talking
Time Better Will
Breaks
Chain
Everyone Else
Low-Cost
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All the Baltic countries have been steadfast in support of allies of the United States since they gained their independence following the fall of the Soviet Union and have continued to be supportive in the ongoing war on terror.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Independence
War
Allies
Country
Fall
Following
Ongoing
Soviet
Soviet Union
States
Steadfast
Support
Terror
United States
Since
Baltic
Countries
Gained
Union
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Sometimes in this whole Medicare prescription drug debate, we focus on the prescription drug benefit, and I am glad we do because it is the first time we have ever offered real help to seniors, especially the poor, those in need.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Debate
Focus
Glad
Real
Senior
Benefit
Medicare Prescription Drug
Offered
Prescription
Seniors
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I do believe in the Bible as the final word of God. And I do believe that God said the Earth would not be destroyed by a flood. Now, do I believe in climate change? In my trip to Greenland, the answer is yes. The climate is changing.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Bible
Climate Change
Destroyed
Greenland
Final Word
Trip
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The public is very forgiving. So we're not trying to obtain some level of perfection that can't be obtained. But if you're straightforward and honest and your constituents trust you, they'll help you get through the times when you fall short.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Constituents
Forgiving
Straightforward
Obtain
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Saddam Hussein played a terrible game of trying to deceive the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. Everyone bought it. The United States called him on his braggadocio, and we are all paying for the results - especially the American taxpayer.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Destruction
Hussein
Mass
Mass Destruction
Results
Saddam
States
Terrible
United States
Weapons
American Taxpayer
Played
Bought
Deceive
Paying
Saddam Hussein
Taxpayer
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Public-policy-wise, if you want to be consistent, crude oil is a bulk commodity, and you should be able to export it. I would rather the crude go to U.S. refineries to get refined and then export the refined product because we get double, triple the money.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Commodity
Consistent
Crude
Crude Oil
Oil
Refined
Bulk
Double
Export
Product
Triple
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I taught world history. I understand there was an Ice Age... seasons come and seasons go. I do not believe the world's going to end because of the 2 percent man-made greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. And even if it were, we're not going to stop it.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Atmosphere
Emissions
Gas
Ice
Ice Age
Percent
Seasons
World History
History Age World
Man-Made
Greenhouse
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But, also, before I even go on the Medicare prescription drug debate, I always tell the folks in rural Illinois, and I represent 30 counties south of Springfield down to Indiana and Kentucky, that in this bill is the best rural package for hospitals ever passed.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Debate
Drug
Folks
Hospitals
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Medicare
Best Always Go
Bill
Represent
Counties
Medicare Prescription Drug
Package
Passed
Prescription
Rural
Tell
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I do believe that it was through divine providence that the Founding Fathers drafted a document that created a government that didn't trust each other - hence the separation of powers. And then, to close the deal, the Bill of Rights was added to continue to protect individual rights and freedoms.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Trust
Bill Of Rights
Divine
Founding
Individual
Individual Rights
Protect
Providence
Rights
Separation
Added
Bill
Close
Continue
Created
Deal
Document
Drafted
Fathers
Founding Fathers
Hence
Powers
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Genesis 8:22 As long as the earth endures, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, will never cease. I believe [without evidence] that is the infallible word of God and that's the way it is going to be for his creation. The earth will end only when God declares its time to be over. Man will not destroy this earth. This earth will not be destroyed by a flood.
John Shimkus / U.s. Representative
Believe
Summer
Winter
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