What we are witnessing, ladies and gentlemen, simply is not normal. This is not normal, and we must never let it become normal.
Elijah Cummings: “What we are witnessing, ladies and gentlemen, simply is not normal. This is not normal, and we must never let it become…”
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Cummings expresses concern over the Trump administration's actions undermining democratic norms.
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