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On the recordJuly 29, 1999
I can only hope that their vision will go from wide shut to wide open and that we will ultimately be able to fulfill our duty of fiscal responsibility and public service to the American people.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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A call for better fiscal responsibility and service to the public.

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