Elijah Cummings

I want you to be as transparent as possible. And I don't believe, to date, that has been the case.

Don't play with us. You said that you read the letter this morning about our request. And time is short.

It is imperative that we protect the integrity of our elections. We must ensure that the upcoming 2018 midterm elections are secure and untainted.

The integrity of the Nation's voting infrastructure is that bipartisan issue and one that affects not only the national political landscape, but election, and State, county and municipal local levels.

We are concerned that many States lack the resources and tools they need to protect the polls.

The undersigned Attorneys General's right to express our grave concern over the threat of the integrity of the American election system.

Candidly, however, it is not enough. It's not enough. It's not enough. Words are cheap.

It took us a year and a half to finally hold today's hearing.

This hearing means a lot to me personally, and I know it means a lot to every Member of this body.

Don't let them take the vote away from us.

Grave concern over the threat to the integrity of the American election system

We do not know if Donald Trump's public statements or the connections of his campaign officials to Russian interests directly or indirectly led to the cyber attacks against Democratic party organizations, but there is wide-spread agreement…

This democracy allows us to be the people that we are and to do the things that we do.

I wish there were not a Republican and a Democratic party. I wish I was not a, quote, 'politician.'

Integrity and honesty, and just calling it like it is.

I've never seen so many people scared. They're scared. I mean, American citizens scared.

There are certain things that are about--are bigger than party, like country and being a human being.

Comey's unilateral announcement was inconsistent with Department policy and violated longstanding Department practice and protocol by, among other things, criticizing Clinton's uncharged conduct.

But Director Comey did apply a double standard to Secretary Clinton in a way that helped Donald Trump and severely hurt Secretary Clinton.

We found no evidence that the conclusions by Department prosecutors were affected by bias or other improper considerations.

We can survive with politicians we don't trust. We can't survive with a justice system we don't trust.

Lock her up, lock her up, lock her up. They were talking about Hillary Clinton using personal emails.

Finally, I could not leave this podium without noting the staggering hypocrisy of those who claim that they want to help Americans struggling with substance use disorder while at the same time sabotaging the Affordable Care Act. Right now…

Fighting the opioid epidemic has been one of my top priorities for several years.

Your proposal, Mr. Pon, would slash the pay and benefits of men and women who support our military, care for our wounded veterans, protect our homeland from terrorists and other threats, ensure that our air, water, and food are safe. How…