On the recordJune 5, 2013
This is America. Everybody on this--in this committee has fired people. Everybody.
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congress.govElijah Cummings: “This is America. Everybody on this--in this committee has fired people. Everybody.”
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Cummings emphasizes accountability and the need to continue working despite past failures.
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