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Elijah Cummings: “I must tell you, it is just shocking, because remember the last hearing that we had, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cummings, the…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2013
I must tell you, it is just shocking, because remember the last hearing that we had, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cummings, the last hearing we had, we had to have it because these gentlemen refused to even talk to the Inspector General.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings recalls the previous hearing's challenges in obtaining information from officials.

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