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Elijah Cummings: “I wonder what that means. And I must tell you it pains me tremendously.”

On the recordMay 19, 2009
I wonder what that means. And I must tell you it pains me tremendously.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings expresses frustration over the Defense Department's reluctance to participate in the hearing.

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