Elijah Cummings actually said...

"the fact is that it seems like all the stats are going up, and I think the thing that upsets me more than anything else is how this President seems to be given credit for nothing."

"The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, a Member of Congress from the State of Maryland, Opening Statement."

"This would take the Federal Government out of the business of telling State and local government employees such as Mr. Greiner whether they can serve their country by running for elected office."

"I don't want to be number two. I don't want to be number three. We are better than that."