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.
Jul 31, 2013
Before yielding to Mr. Lynch, I just want to say one thing. I listened to the gentleman, and I have the utmost respect for him. But I remind him that this is American jurisprudence that has had the concept of ``innocent until proven…
Jul 31, 2013
I urge Members to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Jul 31, 2013
When, say, that female is deprived of an opportunity she should have gotten, then she can't do for her children and, to me, that is criminal.
Jul 31, 2013
Justice delayed is justice denied, and if we can find remedies quickly and get people back and give them a chance that they should have had, we need to do that as fast as possible.
Jul 17, 2013
We want this investigation to go forward, and so that is very important for us.
Jul 17, 2013
This is purely cases that unfortunately Cincinnati didn't have enough guidance on, that the (c)(4) area is a very, very difficult area and there is not much guidance.
Jul 17, 2013
The fact is that there is no evidence before this committee to support these claims--none.
Jul 17, 2013
Let me be very clear. We come today to seek the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God.
Jul 17, 2013
This is despite the fact that the committee has already conducted 16 interviews, reviewed thousands of documents, and found no evidence of White House involvement.
Jul 16, 2013
I want to thank the unions for working hard trying to help us get to where we can have a bill that makes sense.
Jul 16, 2013
This whole idea that there was a problem in the IRS and there are ongoing problems and the problems that you are trying to straighten out, Mr. Werfel, to your credit, we should not then suddenly wave a white flag and say, oh, we can't…
Jul 16, 2013
This is the United States of America. Every single person on this dais, if they have ever hired anybody and ran anything, has fired somebody, and just because we have some bad apples that don't do the right things does not mean that we…
Jul 16, 2013
I just want the same amount of time that Chairman Issa was given. It was a total of 10 minutes, with unanimous consent, please.
Jul 16, 2013
I don't understand. I thought that the career officials at the IRS... already determined that it was okay for the IRS to produce these documents to the committee that Chairman Issa requested.
Jun 25, 2013
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a court... to stay such proceedings, upon request of a covered individual.
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