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Elijah Cummings

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Elijah E. Cummings was a prominent American politician and civil rights advocate who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Cummings was known for his commitment to social justice and his efforts to address issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights. Throughout his tenure, he was a vocal advocate for the rights of marginalized communities and worked to ensure equitable access to resources and opportunities.

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Sep 25, 2017

President Trump claimed that 3 to 5 million people voted fraudulently in the last election. He had no evidence for his claim, none.

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Sep 25, 2017

Frankly, when most people think of evidence-based policymaking, they don't think of the current administration or recent actions by Congress.

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May 17, 2017

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his kind words. I thank Mr. Russell also for his very kind words. The bill before us, the Federal Intern Protection Act, would close a loophole in Federal employment law that currently leaves…

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May 17, 2017

I want to thank you for giving your blood, your sweat, and your tears to all of us to make our lives better.

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May 16, 2017

Speaker Ryan has shown he has zero, zero, zero appetite for any investigation of Pres. Trump.

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May 4, 2017

2 weeks ago at a townhall in Baltimore, a young lady came forward. She was 28 years old. She said: I have stage IV cancer. I got married just a few years ago. My husband and I were considering having a baby, but now I have discovered that…

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May 2, 2017

I would hope that we would pursue this even further. I think it would be legislative malpractice for us not to protect these students.

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May 2, 2017

The IG also found that these companies were able to, quote, 'intercept all of the borrowers' emails, correspondence, including password resets via email, important email notices, and direct communication from FAFSA or the loan servicer,'…

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May 2, 2017

No matter who may define it, this is a major incident, IRS or Education. I am just letting you know it is a major incident.

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May 2, 2017

The IG reported that the process for logging onto the Federal Student Aid website was, quote, 'being misused by commercial third parties to take over borrowers' accounts,' end of quote.

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May 2, 2017

In another case, the IG found that a company charged borrowers monthly fees to, quote, 'put their loans into forbearance with the stated promise of eventually enrolling them in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness or some other debt…

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Apr 26, 2017

I honestly do not understand why the White House is covering up for Michael Flynn -- I don't get it -- after the president fired him for lying.

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Apr 26, 2017

We have no evidence, zilch that he obtained permission from the secretary of the army and the secretary of state to accept any foreign government payments as required by law.

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Apr 24, 2017

He was supposed to get permission and he was supposed to report it and he didn't, period.

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Apr 11, 2017

On April 12th, 2017, then-Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz and the ranking member, myself, wrote to President Trump asking him to nominate qualified, independent, individuals to fill these open spots.

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Apr 5, 2017

We are not telling Slovakia how to rule their judicial system, but we are demanding Slovakia to follow the rules of treaties.

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Apr 5, 2017

I would like to express my gratitude to the Department of Justice, FBI, and INTERPOL, especially to Senator Cardin and Congressman Elijah Cummings for their support.

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Apr 5, 2017

My very special thanks to you, Chairman Smith, and your counsel Allison Hollabaugh.

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Apr 5, 2017

This is showing us that much more needs to be done.

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Apr 5, 2017

The Goldman Act not only empowers the Department of State, but it even requires punitive actions against countries that do not respect international agreements.

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Apr 4, 2017

All of my dealings, I've found them to be very responsive.

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Mar 28, 2017

I have the honor of representing some of the most esteemed health centers in the country.

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Mar 28, 2017

Now is the time to recommit ourselves to leadership with investments that reflect our priorities of innovation and health promotion.

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