As late as yesterday, with the problem in Minnesota with an African American man being killed, I would like to have some hearings still on the criminal justice system.
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Cummings advocates for more hearings on criminal justice issues following a recent incident.
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if we had a House and if we had a Senate that would pass legislation and we had a President that would sign it, this problem which is the subject of this hearing today could be fixed.
I was disappointed when you decided last year to ignore the request for documents that I made with Representative Meadows.
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