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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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Nov 3, 2016

He made it clear, Wolf, that he was getting information from former FBI agents. Now Mr. Giuliani knows better.

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Nov 3, 2016

If we can't trust our FBI, if we don't believe in the system, if we don't believe in the DOJ, we substantially compromise this.

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Sep 28, 2016

I want to be able to receive the documents and information that we requested from you. I'm told that they have been refused.

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Sep 28, 2016

I must tell you that I have known you for a while; I've communicated with you. At times, you have been very helpful to my constituents. So I'm very disappointed, and we must get to the bottom of this.

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Sep 28, 2016

You can also rest assured that this is just the beginning and that we will be demanding more information until we get to the bottom of this.

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Sep 28, 2016

The size of Wells Fargo's footprint in California means that many, if not most, of the employees and customers who were victimized by this are my constituents and neighbors.

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Sep 28, 2016

I think that executive conduct at Wells Fargo deserves a thorough investigation by the Department of Justice.

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Sep 27, 2016

But can you understand why African American people, Hispanics, and others might be upset when people are... blocking them from voting?

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Sep 27, 2016

I think that I will go to my grave trying to do everything in my power to make sure that everybody has an opportunity to vote.

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Sep 27, 2016

For some reason, Donald Trump keeps defending Russia against these hacking allegations.

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Sep 27, 2016

He also conducted no cost-benefit analysis to compare the potential for voter fraud with the potential for eligible voter disenfranchisement.

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Sep 27, 2016

Mr. Newby's invalid act led to the disenfranchisement of at least...tens of thousands of Kansas voters alone.

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Sep 27, 2016

Efforts to hinder eligible voters' access to the ballot box also pose an urgent threat to our elections, to voter rights, and to our very democracy.

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Sep 27, 2016

Every single person, I don't care whether they're Tea Party, Green Party, Democrat, or Republican, I will fight for their right to vote.

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Sep 21, 2016

No employee in Federal civil service should ever feel afraid to come to work.

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Sep 21, 2016

The demand under the present circumstances that Mr. Pagliano again assert his constitutional rights in front of video cameras six weeks before the presidential election betrays a naked political agenda and furthers no valid legislative aim.

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Sep 20, 2016

Will you agree today to produce all the documents the committee has requested so we can confirm what's going on here?

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Sep 20, 2016

You are refusing to say how much profit your company makes. You are repeating industry talking points with no substance whatsoever.

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Sep 20, 2016

There must be some playbook that you all use. And they say: 'Oh, we've got an assistance program. We're going to help some people.' And the next thing you know they then use that to justify not bringing the prices down.

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Sep 20, 2016

I think I might be a little bit more trustful if I hadn't heard some of this before, if I hadn't read some of it before from people like Shkreli, who called us imbeciles.

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Sep 20, 2016

I had a mother who has three children, and all of them use EpiPen. She has to have one set at home, and she has one at the school. And she stood there in tears, because she's only making maybe $50,000 a year or less, and she's trying to…

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Sep 20, 2016

I think the American people have a right to know how much you and your fellow executives are making off of the exorbitant prices you're charging for this drug.

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Sep 20, 2016

And as you know, this issue of the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs has been one of my top priorities for several years.

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Sep 13, 2016

If there is fraud, we need to get to the bottom of it.

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