Elijah Cummings actually said...

I want that little boy, that white boy in Roanoke, Virginia, I want him to have a chance to be in the Coast Guard, and I want that African American in San Francisco to have a chance if they are qualified.

Context

Cummings emphasizes the importance of diversity in the Coast Guard for all qualified individuals.

06/18/2009

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