Elijah Cummings actually said...

"As you know, being from Maryland, that 50 percent of all our HIV cases are in Baltimore."

"My concern is that being the largest State in the Union, and California being the first State that is a majority of minorities..."

"I want us to put a microscope for a moment on the first category of people at high risk..."

"As the government prepares for the 2009 flu season, we must take every measure to ensure that all Americans, but especially populations of concern including children and the elderly, are well prepared..."