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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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Jul 10, 2019

I guarantee you there is somebody.

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Jul 10, 2019

This has been some of the most chilling testimony that I have heard in my 23 years in Congress.

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Jul 9, 2019

if the ACA is struck down, 20 million people in America will lose health insurance coverage, period.

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Jul 9, 2019

Law enforcement's access of state databases, particularly DMV databases, is often done in the shadows with no consent.

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Jul 9, 2019

I have for at least seven years been fighting with many of my colleagues to bring down the cost of prescription drugs.

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Jul 9, 2019

Don't take away coverage from 20 million people. Don't return to the crisis, the health crisis, that we endured before the ACA.

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Jul 9, 2019

It is very difficult, as you probably know, to get the Congress to move in a direction of reducing the cost of drugs, prescription drugs.

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Jul 9, 2019

If the President truly wants to tackle the opioid epidemic, it starts with protecting and expanding, rather than taking away, healthcare for the millions of Americans battling substance use disorders.

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Jul 9, 2019

If my colleagues were serious about making coverage more affordable for the American people, they will condemn the Administration's actions.

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Jul 9, 2019

Partisan attorneys general filed suit to say that without the mandate, the entire law should fail.

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Jul 9, 2019

As a Nation, we have got to get a handle on healthcare costs, but to blame the ACA for out-of-control healthcare costs is like a drowning man blaming a life preserver for getting him wet.

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Jul 9, 2019

The notion that ensuring that everybody has a shot at getting healthcare when they need it is breaking the bank is preposterous.

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Jul 9, 2019

It took a lot of chutzpah to hear my friend on the other side go down the list of the costs going up of health care, deductions going up, when that is a direct result of actions that the Republican Congress took when they controlled this…

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Jul 9, 2019

The public does not want the ACA to be overturned. For well over a year, a majority of Americans support the law.

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Jul 9, 2019

I have often said that voting for the Affordable Care Act was the most important vote of my career.

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Jul 9, 2019

I believe that we can help all of us if we have the will, and it can be an effective and efficient system, and one that will work for all Americans.

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Jul 9, 2019

This technology is evolving extremely rapidly, without any, really, safeguards, whether we are talking about commercial use or government use.

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Jul 9, 2019

President Obama said it best. He said we have in our country quite often an empathy deficit.

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Jul 9, 2019

it is wrong to say that the ACA is the cause of high insurance premiums.

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Jul 9, 2019

Life is short. I do not waste people's time, and I damn sure don't waste mine.

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Jun 26, 2019

It is our job to ensure that these decisions are being made in the most cost-effective and efficient fashion without favoritism or abuse.

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Jun 26, 2019

I agree with you a million percent with regard to a legitimate interest and what we investigate.

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Jun 26, 2019

It really works against us, it works against us when we get documents after the interview.

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Jun 26, 2019

It takes away our power, clear and simple.

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Jun 26, 2019

Under this administration, we're witnessing simply a stunning lack of cooperation that is hampering multiple congressional investigations, and appears to be a part of a large scale coordinated pattern of obstruction.

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