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Elijah Cummings: “Our number-one responsibility is to help our children figure out what their gifts are.”

On the recordMay 13, 2015
Our number-one responsibility is to help our children figure out what their gifts are.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings discusses the duty to nurture children's talents and potential.

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