Elijah Cummings actually said...

"One thing I want to remind all of us is that we are Americans, everybody trying to do the best they can to protect our people."

"This kind of oversight can be productive, it can be critical, it can sometimes even be tedious, but it can also save lives."

"I do believe that in life there are transformational moments."

"I want to thank our colleague Representative Schiff for proposing the topic for today's hearing."