Elijah Cummings actually said...

"I am very pleased that we are going in the direction that we are going in because it is about making things better."

"Are these people, most of them, in the pipeline, or are they already assigned?"

"I would like to come down and visit, just to observe, if you don't mind."

"This is an astounding milestone and one of which the Coast Guard and, indeed, the entire Nation are rightfully proud."