Elijah Cummings: “tonight I come with a heavy heart and come with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and some members of the…”

“tonight I come with a heavy heart and come with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and some members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. We come, Mr. Speaker, at a time when our country is at war; and we want to say from the outset that we support our troops with all our heart and that we spend our days and our prayer time praying that they will be kept safe. At the same time, Mr. Speaker, on next Friday, it will be my sad duty to be with a gentleman named Michael Waters as he parts with his son Kendall Waters-Bey, Sergeant Kendall Waters-Bey for the last time. His son was one of the first young men to die in the Iraq war. So our sympathy goes out to all of those families who have lost loved ones. Our prayers go out to all of our military personnel and others who may have been harmed. Our prayers go out to all of those who find themselves in harm's way.”