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Elijah Cummings: “This kind of oversight can be productive, it can be critical, it can sometimes even be tedious, but it can also save…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
This kind of oversight can be productive, it can be critical, it can sometimes even be tedious, but it can also save lives.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings emphasizes the importance of oversight in saving lives.

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