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Elijah Cummings: I wanted to make it clear that we will do that. We will rally around Miss Goodwin, but the sad part about it is Miss…

On the recordApril 28, 2004
I wanted to make it clear that we will do that. We will rally around Miss Goodwin, but the sad part about it is Miss Goodwin is only one, and I am sure that there are many, many others and then the question becomes how do we make sure we rally around all of them. Because as you just said, with our men and women in bunkers in Fallujah and with them fighting and giving up their blood, sweat, tears and lives, and then for those who are able to come back and end up in situations like this or somewhat similar is a shame. So, yes, we will rally around here but we must find ways to rally around the many others who are voiceless, who the New York Times never interviewed, the ones that will never appear on the front page of the Washington Post, the ones that you will never hear about on ABC News, those who we have to find and help.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Addressing the need to support veterans and those who are often overlooked in media coverage.

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