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On the recordOctober 6, 2013
We're supposed to keep the government open and we're supposed to pay our debts.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings asserts the responsibility of Congress to maintain government operations and financial obligations.

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