CNN’s Cuomo to Rep. Cummings: Aren’t Democrats Responsible for Baltimore Failings?

New Day host Chris Cuomo challenged Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), who represents Freddie Gray’s district, to explain why people in Baltimore were blaming Republicans for poor urban policy when Democrats, especially African-American Democrats, had run the city for so long.

“You guys are as responsible for what has and hasn’t been done as anybody else, isn’t that fair?” Cuomo asked.

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“Come on, Chris,” Cummings said. “It’s not about personalities, it’s about policy. And you know and I know that a lot of the policies coming down from Washington — coming down from the state, actually, too — but coming from Washington are not necessarily kind to urban areas.”

Cummings cited lead poisoning, for which Gray’s family had received a settlement years ago. “We just found out that that budget has been cut 33%, the neighborhood’s budget figure has been cut some 70%,” Cummings said. “So, come on.”

Watch the clip below, via CNN:

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