On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
The greatest gift that you and I, Mr. President, can give to our children, is making sure that we give them a democracy that is intact, a democracy better than the one that we came upon
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congress.govElijah Cummings: “The greatest gift that you and I, Mr. President, can give to our children, is making sure that we give them a democracy…”
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Cummings emphasizes the importance of preserving democracy for future generations.
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