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Elijah Cummings: “Frankly, no matter how many hearings we hold it will not be enough, because there are 14.9 million unemployed Americans…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2010
Frankly, no matter how many hearings we hold it will not be enough, because there are 14.9 million unemployed Americans, and the damage done to them, their families, and their communities is unending.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings emphasizes the ongoing unemployment crisis and its devastating effects on families and communities.

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