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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.
And it makes me sick to think you found a way to have the State of Michigan pay over $1 million in legal fees, yet you thought so little of the people in Flint that you could not be bothered to ask the legitimate--the legislature for money…
I thank you, I really do, for holding these hearings. Because I can tell you, a lot of chairmen would have never done it, and I really appreciate it.
It had met its contract requirement to build it, it was well-built, it was being used as intended. So it was a success story.
The training effort that's ongoing is extensive. It is one that happens in the midst of a counterinsurgency fight.
According to USAID, the percentage of women in Afghanistan receiving prenatal care has increased from 16 percent in 2002 to 60 percent in 2010.
There is something going on in that Region 5 that we need to deal with. And I do not know exactly what it is, but there are problems.
I am kind of glad you quit. I am glad you resigned. Let me tell you why, and I have told the chairman this.
I commend the Department for responding to our concerns, and I commend the chairman for working through this issue in a very thoughtful way.
It is important that our law enforcement authorities have the ability to carry out their public safety duties, and it is also important that we protect the privacy rights of American citizens.
I agree with you. These issues are very, very important to our committee and the Congress and the American people.
I believe that these recent political attacks against Ms. Seymour are both unfair and inaccurate.
certain Republicans in the Senate are holding up the nomination of a great public servant, Beth Cobert as OPM Director, for political reasons.
I do appreciate the collaborative interagency approach you all are taking with regard to this proposal.
This is simply outrageous. The inspector general has praised her efforts, and even some of her critics in Congress have praised her leadership.
No evidence was uncovered that any IRS employee had been directed to destroy or hide information from Congress.
I believe this is because Republicans were not able to find any evidence to support their baseless accusations.
The issue has been my number one--number one--investigative priority for several years.
I fully support Mr. Carter in his efforts, because I have a lot of people in my district that are very, very concerned about that issue.
I have introduced the Prescription Drug Affordability Act with Senator Bernie Sanders.
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