Elijah Cummings actually said...

"It is critical that this Congress do everything in its power to create and support sustainable good paying jobs for working and middle class Americans."

"They want dignity; they want a job. They want to take care of their families; they want a job."

"If they get a shot at any of the jobs that the Chairman just mentioned, they would die for it."

"The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, a Member of Congress from the State of Maryland, Opening Statement."