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Elijah Cummings: “I think unless you are a woman, and unless you sit in a woman's place, I think you make some pretty strong statements…”

On the recordMay 31, 2011
I think unless you are a woman, and unless you sit in a woman's place, I think you make some pretty strong statements talking about women not wanting to be married and making a choice to have a baby first.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings argues that only women can truly understand women's choices about marriage and motherhood.

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