You're saying to the people of the United States that you all made no mistakes. I've got to go back to my district and explain to them why we've got a federal agency that, to me, made some mistakes and won't admit it.
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By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs, and hopelessness, and we help safeguard our Nation's prosperity for generations yet unborn.Elijah Cummings
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