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Elijah Cummings: “And so we do not know the full extent of the damage that was caused, but we know it is grave.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
And so we do not know the full extent of the damage that was caused, but we know it is grave.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings emphasizes the serious damage caused by the Flint water crisis.

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