Jun 26, 2019
Come on now. This is the United States of America. Fighting all subpoenas? Congress has a constitutional duty.
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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Jun 26, 2019
It hampers us in doing our job, and it literally takes away power from the Congress of the United States of America.
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.
Jun 25, 2019
OSC's guidance is wrong. There is no limit that criticizing a policy of a sitting President or any other politician is a violation of the Hatch Act.
Jun 25, 2019
The President, obviously, decided to do what he does, and that's consistent with the statute.
Jun 25, 2019
This report explains how Ms. Conway violated the law dozens of times by using her official position to criticize Democratic candidates and support Republican candidates.
Jun 25, 2019
They're not asking for anybody to defend them. They're not asking for any awards for doing the right thing. They do it because it's the law.
Jun 25, 2019
I spend every waking hour trying to figure out how do we get back to normal. How do we get back to truth.
Jun 25, 2019
The road that you are on will lead us to where we need to be to that more perfect union.
Jun 25, 2019
The whole idea of--the problem here is that there's been a constant, and what appears to be deliberate, effort to violate the Hatch Act.
Jun 25, 2019
We do not teach our children to lie. We do not teach them to disobey--we do not teach them to disobey the law.
Jun 25, 2019
When she's speaking in her capacity, in her official capacity and says 28 million Americans don't have healthcare, how does that violate the principal foundation of our democratic system?
Jun 25, 2019
What message does the President's refusal to fire Ms. Conway send to the over 2 million people in our Federal work force?
Jun 25, 2019
I should not have to say this, but obviously that is against the law. It is against Federal law.
Jun 25, 2019
This is about right and wrong. This is about the core principle of our precious democracy that nobody, not one person, nobody, in this country is above the law.
Jun 25, 2019
This is an effort to enforce Federal law, which, very clearly, there is no ambiguity here, which very clearly prohibits employees from engaging in political activities on Federal property or while using their official position.
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