Elijah Cummings actually said...

"They did not necessarily have their day in court, and they have faced financial ruin."

"Thank you for all that you are, but also thank you for all that you are not."

"And I know you share my concerns and all of our concerns. And so I really appreciate this."

"there's absolutely no doubt that you bring to this agency something that is so very, very important, and that is passion."