Elijah Cummings actually said...

"We must not only reach common ground, we must reach higher ground."

"I believe that these recent political attacks against Ms. Seymour are both unfair and inaccurate."

"This is simply outrageous. The inspector general has praised her efforts, and even some of her critics in Congress have praised her leadership."

"certain Republicans in the Senate are holding up the nomination of a great public servant, Beth Cobert as OPM Director, for political reasons."