Elijah Cummings actually said...

"We cannot afford to allow that to happen. This is the United States of America, the exceptional nation."

"Shortchanging the census is penny wise and pound foolish."

"The Census Bureau is dangerously underfunded and has been for years, and unless we do something about it right now..."

"Penn Station is an asset and has tremendous potential, and has been untapped for too many years."