Elijah Cummings

Let's look at the facts. David Daleiden and his group engaged in a 3-year campaign of deceit against Planned Parenthood.

Do you believe that you have a culture problem?

I agree with you with regard to Administrator Allison.

I do believe it has gotten better, and a lot of it has gotten better because of the things that we have done.

A few speakers ago, there was a statement made about folks loving America. Well, guess what. We all love America. The fact that we may have disagreements with regard to this proposal does not take away from our love of this great country…

Well, you'll never get me to argue against you with regard to due process.

I hope that you took the things that I said in the light that I said them--that I meant them.

It is about generations yet unborn.

We are better than that.

What you are doing, what you have done, it goes beyond--hopefully it goes beyond the grave.

I promise you that if you try to retaliate against any of them I will do everything in my power to come after you.

I am very concerned about the allegations you raise, especially your claims that you were retaliated against for investigating this activity.

But on the other hand, the rank and file, the folks getting up at 6 o'clock in the morning, giving their blood, their sweat and their tears, they get messed over.

We have a way up here of maligning Federal employees over and over and over again.

You can't do the job that we are paying you to do. Your effectiveness and efficiency is diminished.

We want to work with you, because I know that...you have the sensitivity.

The rank and file basically get screwed, and the management, some of the management folk... get the bonuses, they get promoted.

I am glad you said that.

Accountability in the enforcement of Federal employee rights is furthered when Federal agencies take appropriate disciplinary action against fellow employees who have been found to have committed discriminatory or retaliatory acts.

I want to thank you for standing up for what you believe to be right.

It is, indeed, very alarming.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

My bill would also require agencies to notify the EEOC when violations occur, and it would require agencies to report on their Web sites whether a finding of discrimination or retaliation was made.

It would be, I think, legislative malpractice if we did not do what was appropriate, assuming that we know what to do.

It does matter, because there are thousands upon thousands upon thousands of them, and the number grows every single day.