Elijah Cummings actually said...

"This would take the Federal Government out of the business of telling State and local government employees such as Mr. Greiner whether they can serve their country by running for elected office."

"I don't want to be number two. I don't want to be number three. We are better than that."

"I believe that all of you are honorable people simply trying to carry out a business in a very competitive world."

"Our servicemembers should be afforded every protection and right possible when deployed in service to our nation."