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On the recordMarch 4, 2013
when we look at people losing their jobs, and there are going to be some jobs lost; when we look at people taking furloughs, like the lady that I met the other day who is going to lose $800 a month, when she has two kids, trying to put one through college; that is pain.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings addresses the real impact of job losses and furloughs on families.

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