Elijah Cummings actually said...

"If a foreign threat was attacking Americans, say, in Washington, DC, would you recommend that the best response would be for those under attack to hire private security guards?"

"Is it the case that protecting U.S. commercial shipping is no longer among the primary missions of the United States Navy?"

"You know, I have often talked about how, in our Country, we believe that we are prepared for emergencies."

"I just think that we need to, coming out of this Committee, at least make our recommendations to them."