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Elijah Cummings: “There have been few times in my 20 years on this committee that I have felt so strongly about an individual.”

On the recordMay 11, 2016
There have been few times in my 20 years on this committee that I have felt so strongly about an individual.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings expresses strong respect for Administrator Neffenger's work.

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