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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.
Most importantly, this bipartisan and independent commission will make recommendations to try to prevent any foreign power from interfering in our elections again. I sincerely hope Republicans, including the President-elect, who, for the…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong opposition to this rule so that it can be amended to include consideration of H.R. 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act, which is sponsored by the gentleman from California (Mr. Swalwell)…
I think one of the major will always standout will be Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act. A lot people -- I know it may have been beaten up by many, but the fact is, is that there are so many lives that have been saved and so many lives…
I welcome this opportunity to reflect, once again, on Senator Mikulski's vision for America and upon all that she has achieved in public life. On a personal note, I am deeply grateful that God has given me the opportunity to know and work…
I believe that we in Congress should exercise our authority to improve the classification system and make government information more transparent.
We now have the opportunity to work together to address the flaws in our classification system.
I support H.R. 6302, the Overtime Pay for Secret Service Agents Act of 2016. The bill would authorize an increase in the annual salary and overtime limit up to level II of the Executive Schedule so that Secret Service agents would be…
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.
He made it clear, Wolf, that he was getting information from former FBI agents. Now Mr. Giuliani knows better.
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.
I think that executive conduct at Wells Fargo deserves a thorough investigation by the Department of Justice.
I want to be able to receive the documents and information that we requested from you. I'm told that they have been refused.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For some reason, Donald Trump keeps defending Russia against these hacking allegations.
Mr. Newby's invalid act led to the disenfranchisement of at least...tens of thousands of Kansas voters alone.
But can you understand why African American people, Hispanics, and others might be upset when people are... blocking them from voting?
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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