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Elijah Cummings: “I consider it legislative malpractice that if we don't, at some point, look at why, from 2007 to 2008 conferences, the…”

On the recordJune 5, 2013
I consider it legislative malpractice that if we don't, at some point, look at why, from 2007 to 2008 conferences, the price of conferences doubled.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings emphasizes the need for investigation into rising conference costs.

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