Elijah Cummings actually said...

"This Country cannot be all that it is supposed to be if we are caught up in a culture of mediocrity; it just can't."

"total workforce diversity is critically important to the Coast Guard. We view diversity as both mission relevant and an organizational imperative."

"I have a vision for how this can come about with regard to the civil rights program."

"I think that we are definitely moving in the right direction, no doubt about it."