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Elijah Cummings: “I think the President, in fairness to him, heard our colleagues and tried to create a balanced approach.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2011
I think the President, in fairness to him, heard our colleagues and tried to create a balanced approach.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings defends President Obama's efforts to balance regulatory approaches.

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