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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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Feb 10, 2014

So OPM doesn't decide who gets the check; you just basically make sure that they get money, the company gets money and then they----

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Feb 10, 2014

If somebody in my block... steals a bike, they get a record for a lifetime.

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Feb 10, 2014

Altegrity is a big Federal contractor through its subsidiaries, and the American people have a right to know just what kind of people are managing those subsidiaries.

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Feb 5, 2014

What she just said is absolutely incorrect and not true.

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Feb 5, 2014

I will fight until I die, until I die, for the right to vote because it's not about me.

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Feb 5, 2014

There is no one that I know of that care more about the rights of our citizens than I do.

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Feb 5, 2014

I did nothing different than what Mr. Issa has done when looking into situations.

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Feb 5, 2014

We care about these issues, too, you know.

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Feb 4, 2014

Clearly, as has been said earlier, it may seem like we are in disagreement today, but the fact is that these risk corridors were something that under Medicare Part D are still in existence and will continue to be and has been for 10 years.

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Feb 4, 2014

If you are trying to create a new image for yourselves, one of truly caring for people facing hardship, why in the world would you eliminate a program that you invented that has been working for nearly a decade and that saves taxpayers…

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Feb 4, 2014

It just seems to me that we need to move from just criticism to actually making the repairs that are necessary.

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Feb 4, 2014

You know, Emerson said we should not be pushed around by our problems and our fears, but we should be guided by our hopes and our dreams.

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Feb 3, 2014

I want to discuss what a conviction for marijuana possession, no matter how small, means for most individuals across the Country.

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Feb 3, 2014

Isn't it true that convictions for even minor, non-violent drug possession have a significant negative effect on an individual, their families, community, and the Nation?

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Jan 27, 2014

If we repeal the law today, it would increase our deficit by more than 1.5 trillion--not billion--trillion dollars.

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Jan 27, 2014

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I hope that our witnesses can shed some light on the many lies that you allege have been told.

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Jan 27, 2014

No person or group has maliciously accessed personally identifiable information on the HealthCare.gov Web site.

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Jan 27, 2014

This is, without a doubt, a historic achievement.

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Jan 14, 2014

First of all, I want to begin by thanking Chairman Issa for supporting this legislation and for making this a bipartisan effort. The Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments is aimed at giving the American people access to the…

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Jan 14, 2014

As I close. Again, I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank our chairman and the members of our committee for making this happen. Again, there are situations where we find the law needs clarification. This is one of…

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Jan 14, 2014

I yield myself such time as I may consume as I close. Mr. Speaker, I take this moment to thank Mr. Farenthold, to thank Mr. Lynch and certainly our chairman, Chairman Issa, for this bipartisan effort. It just makes sense. There are certain…

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Jan 10, 2014

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey for yielding. I would like to make two very, very simple points. First, the Affordable Care Act is working. Hello. It is working. It went into full effect, if you didn't know, on January…

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Jan 10, 2014

And she told us this herself. Her draft memo did not take into account mitigation strategies put in place in the days that followed. Importantly, she also told the committee that she is satisfied with the security testing being conducted…

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Jan 8, 2014

Mr. Chairman, I am very glad to hear you say what you just said, because, you know, there is an old song that says you have got me going in circles.

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Jan 8, 2014

One of the things I have learned after being on the Earth for 62 years is that a lot of times people don't do things because they can't do everything that they want to do.

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