We're not the far right who thinks that government doesn't matter and we can't be the far left that thinks we can tax and spend our way out of all of our problems, because we need to meet in the middle, streamline and consolidate our government and make it the most efficient.
Elijah Cummings: “We're not the far right who thinks that government doesn't matter and we can't be the far left that thinks we can tax…”
On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
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Cummings emphasizes the need for bipartisan efficiency in government.
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