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Elijah Cummings: “When people don't trust each other, it slows down everything. When they trust each other, it speeds it up.”

On the recordJune 14, 2011
When people don't trust each other, it slows down everything. When they trust each other, it speeds it up.
Said by
Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings discusses the importance of trust in expediting processes.

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