Elijah Cummings actually said...

"I am trying to get to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God."

"Yet Republicans seem willing to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the United States of America unless we eliminate the Affordable Care Act."

"Instead, he is allowing a small group of Republican extremists to pursue their ideological crusade to repeal the Affordable Care Act."

"Today, our Nation is entering its ninth day--the ninth day of House Speaker John Boehner's government shutdown."