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On the recordJuly 6, 2016
I think the grossest double standard here today is the fact that all the members of this committee, every Member of Congress, is not subject to the same law that Secretary Clinton was subject to.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings highlights a perceived hypocrisy in Congress regarding laws applicable to members versus others.

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