Elijah Cummings actually said...

I want us to have high standards. I want us to set a model for the world. We are--this is the United States of America, and we are better than that.

Cummings emphasizes the need for high standards in environmental practices.

05/23/2011

More Elijah Cummings Quotes

Mr. Secretary, as we evaluate the truth, we often look to see whether testimony is corroborated by documents.

experts... warned, and I quote, that it harms the quality of the census challenge.

the Constitution requires us to count every person.

We have been trying to get certain documents for months, and we specifically requested it in advance of this hearing.