Elijah Cummings actually said...

"If you don't know it, you can't dream it."

"I commend the Department for responding to our concerns, and I commend the chairman for working through this issue in a very thoughtful way."

"I agree with you. These issues are very, very important to our committee and the Congress and the American people."

"It is important that our law enforcement authorities have the ability to carry out their public safety duties, and it is also important that we protect the privacy rights of American citizens."