They hear about the bailouts of Wall Street. They hear that their tax dollars are being paid to AIG and these people going on these junkets and all that. They hear all of that. But they feel like it's ring around the rosy. They hear a lot of nice talk, but they still are being put out of their houses.
Cummings expresses frustration over the perception of government bailouts benefiting Wall Street while ordinary citizens face housing crises.
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And I don't give a damn how you look at it; there are efforts to stop people from voting. That is not right. This is not Russia. This is the United States of America.
The American people demanded that their representatives in Washington fight for them and for what affects their lives on a day-to-day basis.
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