Elijah Cummings: “I think, certainly, when we come to this House, we come here for the…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2004

I think, certainly, when we come to this House, we come here for the purpose of lifting up the people that we represent in making their lives better. And when you look at the jobless rate, which is 5.7 at the latest count, I think, it is 10.2 for African Americans, and then not counted in those figures are so many people that I am sure call your office quite often who have been out of work for so long, they basically are looking but they have pretty much given up hope, so their figures are not even in there.

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Elijah Cummings

Democratic · Maryland

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Addressing unemployment rates and their impact on constituents.

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Elijah Cummings: “I think, certainly, when we come to this House, we come here for the purpose of lifting up the people that we represent…”

Editor's note · Context