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Elijah Cummings: “We can have all the opportunity, but if people cannot get the bonding to do the programs, they might as well not have…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
We can have all the opportunity, but if people cannot get the bonding to do the programs, they might as well not have the opportunities.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings emphasizes the importance of bonding for disadvantaged businesses to access opportunities.

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