Md. lawmakers take strong stances - baltimoresun.com
Md. lawmakers take strong stances - baltimoresun.com: "WASHINGTON -- Like nearly everyone in America, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings couldn't tear himself away from the television images coming out of New Orleans during the past week.
The plight of two people he watched from hundreds of miles away are burned into his brain: a man who was forced to choose between hanging on to his children and keeping a hold on his wife; and an elderly woman lying on a gurney on the floor of the city's airport.
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Like many other people, Cummings, a Democrat from Baltimore, couldn't believe his eyes. Unlike many others, he was in a position to do something about what he saw.
Late last week, Cummings and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a news conference to decry the sluggish federal response. Cummings quoted the Book of Matthew and said, 'God cannot be pleased with our response.'"
The plight of two people he watched from hundreds of miles away are burned into his brain: a man who was forced to choose between hanging on to his children and keeping a hold on his wife; and an elderly woman lying on a gurney on the floor of the city's airport.
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Like many other people, Cummings, a Democrat from Baltimore, couldn't believe his eyes. Unlike many others, he was in a position to do something about what he saw.
Late last week, Cummings and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a news conference to decry the sluggish federal response. Cummings quoted the Book of Matthew and said, 'God cannot be pleased with our response.'"
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