Elijah Cummings actually said...

"prepared statement of"

"I believe with all my heart that our Nation is better than this. We can do better and we must do better."

"The fact that low income assistance is being targeted in this way is especially troubling given the Republican ultimatum last year to force the extension of all President Bush's tax cuts for the Natio..."

"It is even more troubling in light of their recent efforts to protect lucrative tax breaks for oil companies making record profits."