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On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
I just want to thank you for using your discretion. As a child, starting at 9 years old, I started participating in protests just to get some rights.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings acknowledges the importance of discretion in handling protests.

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