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Elijah Cummings: “We hate to lose her, but we know, as someone said to me, Joyce, and I listened to this in a sermon by T.D. Jakes not too…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2012
We hate to lose her, but we know, as someone said to me, Joyce, and I listened to this in a sermon by T.D. Jakes not too long ago.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings reflects on the impact of Joyce Rose's departure using a personal story.

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