Elijah Cummings actually said...

"I applaud the President's leadership and I strongly support steps to help streamline government."

"We must strive to eliminate unnecessary duplication and streamline delivery benefits but I hope that the Republican idea of duplicative food assistance programs is not breakfast, lunch and dinner."

"We are sacrificing our future to allow hunger and malnutrition to exist at the rates they do in this country."

"If I did a rewind, if I took some of the positions that I guess you are taking, I wouldn't be here today."