Elijah Cummings actually said...

"I think every member of our committee would agree that creating jobs should be our committee's number one priority."

"I think we would make a much more responsive contribution if we submit one together, with recommendations on which we all can agree."

"We need to find common ground; we need to focus on concrete proposals and we need to pass them now."

"These are exactly the kinds of bipartisan constructive initiatives our committee and Congress should support."