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Elijah Cummings: “I don't want them to be in a position where they become so paranoid that they don't do what we, the Congress, had…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
I don't want them to be in a position where they become so paranoid that they don't do what we, the Congress, had mandated that they do.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings emphasizes the importance of IRS employees fulfilling their duties without fear.

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