Elijah Cummings: “The gentlewoman and I have been here so often when our colleagues cite all kinds of passages from the Bible and talk…”

“The gentlewoman and I have been here so often when our colleagues cite all kinds of passages from the Bible and talk about how we are supposed to do for our brothers and sisters. It makes me wonder sometimes whether we are reading the same document when it comes to folks that are having the problems that they are having. This whole idea of unemployment benefits, even if we did not see it as a moral issue, if we put that aside and say I just want to deal with the economics, the economics would tell us that this is good for America. So I thank the gentlewoman, and I thank other members of the Congressional Black Caucus who have submitted statements. We know that there are many Americans who are depending on us to continue to stand, and we will stand.”