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Elijah Cummings: “They say, what about them in a recession, what about the secretary who is only making $50,000?”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
They say, what about them in a recession, what about the secretary who is only making $50,000?
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings highlights the plight of low-income workers during a recession.

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