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Elijah Cummings: “We're supposed to keep the government open and we're supposed to pay our debts.”

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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