Elijah Cummings actually said...

"On his first day in office, President Obama made clear that open government would be a priority in his administration."

"I think it is fair to say that the President jump-started transparency efforts in the executive branch."

"I appreciate the chairman's bipartisan work on this bill and I hope we will take swift action to get it on its way to becoming law."

"I agree that bipartisan oversight is critical to holding agencies accountable."