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Elijah Cummings: “On April 12th, 2017, then-Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz and the ranking member, myself, wrote to President…”

On the recordApril 11, 2017
On April 12th, 2017, then-Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz and the ranking member, myself, wrote to President Trump asking him to nominate qualified, independent, individuals to fill these open spots.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings recalls a letter urging Trump to nominate qualified individuals for open positions.

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