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Elijah Cummings: “When she's speaking in her capacity, in her official capacity and says 28 million Americans don't have healthcare, how…”

On the recordJune 25, 2019
When she's speaking in her capacity, in her official capacity and says 28 million Americans don't have healthcare, how does that violate the principal foundation of our democratic system?
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings defends the importance of discussing healthcare issues in a democratic society.

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