Elijah Cummings: “I want to get some of those kids, young people, into the Coast Guard Academy, and I want to get them in so that they…”

And I don't give a damn how you look at it; there are efforts to stop people from voting. That is not right. This is not Russia. This is the United States of America.

The American people demanded that their representatives in Washington fight for them and for what affects their lives on a day-to-day basis.

Earlier this year, thanks to this committee's efforts, the House passed the Inspector General Access Act, co-sponsored by Chairman Cummings, Congressman Richmond, Congressman Hice, and Congressman Lynch, and hopefully, that will be given…

If we had a House and if we had a Senate that would pass legislation and we had a President that would sign it, this problem which is the subject of this hearing today could be fixed.