Elijah Cummings actually said...

I'd rather do things upfront so that people never commit an offense than to have them commit an offense and then they're in trouble.

Cummings emphasizes proactive measures to prevent wrongdoing.

07/06/2016

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I do care about public safety. There are some people that need to be in prison and probably for a very, very long time.

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This is a very important hearing to me because I live in a neighborhood where many of these people return, and I see what they go through.

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