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Elijah Cummings: “This committee ignored that breach of national security because it did not match the political goals of the House…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
This committee ignored that breach of national security because it did not match the political goals of the House Republicans.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings highlights hypocrisy in Republican focus on Clinton over other security breaches.

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