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Elijah Cummings: “We are going and asking the questions that we are afraid to ask, knowing what the answer might be.”

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
We are going and asking the questions that we are afraid to ask, knowing what the answer might be.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings expresses concern about the lack of reporting on prosecutions related to trafficking.

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