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Elijah Cummings: “I just worry that when it times come for the rubber to meet the road, we will discover there is no road.”

On the recordMay 19, 2009
I just worry that when it times come for the rubber to meet the road, we will discover there is no road.
Said by
Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings expresses concern about future preparedness for emergencies.

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