Elijah Cummings actually said...

"The Oversight Committee is the primary investigative body in the House, and we rely tremendously on IGs in conducting our own oversight work."

"Inspectors general serve a critical role by providing an independent check on the executive branch."

"The Census Bureau is dangerously underfunded and has been for years, and unless we do something about it right now..."

"Shortchanging the census is penny wise and pound foolish."