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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 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.

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Jul 16, 2013

The financial challenge facing the Postal Service is familiar to us all.

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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…

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Jul 16, 2013

The Postal Service is a vital link that binds our Nation together.

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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…

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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.

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Jul 16, 2013

I want to thank you for your words of bipartisanship.

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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.

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Jun 27, 2013

It is with great sadness that I stand here today to remark on the Supreme Court's terrible decision to roll back one of the most effective safeguards to Americans' fundamental right to vote. The Court's decision ignores the current reality…

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Jun 25, 2013

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I want to, first of all, thank you for calling this hearing. It is indeed a very important hearing.

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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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Jun 25, 2013

This legislation has had overwhelming bipartisan support over the past two years.

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Jun 25, 2013

It also treats non-resident abodes as eligible for refinancing as a residence should a serving member be forced to relocate.

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Jun 25, 2013

This is a common sense bill that will better protect military families and veterans with disabilities.

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Jun 25, 2013

Let me say from the outset that I have a tremendous interest in HUBZones.

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Jun 25, 2013

we are proud to support Representative Elijah Cumming's bill to make this possible.

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Jun 25, 2013

As a country we can do better, we must do better.

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Jun 25, 2013

We owe it to our men and women in uniform, Mr. Chairman, to take action now.

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Jun 25, 2013

In my opinion, no one is more deserving of our Nation's help than our military servicemembers fighting for our freedoms.

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Jun 25, 2013

Never again should a military family worry that the bank will seize their home while their loved one is serving overseas or after their loved one has made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Jun 25, 2013

This bill seeks to end predatory foreclosures on military families by extending SCRA protection for families whose loved ones are not only deployed, but also permanent and total disabled.

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Jun 25, 2013

It seems clear from the evidence that you wanted to take full advantage of the HUBZone program, and not to help D.C. residents.

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Jun 25, 2013

I live in a HUBZone-type area where businesses are struggling. So I want the programs to work properly.

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Jun 11, 2013

where is the justice, or is it just us?

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Jun 11, 2013

we in Congress have a lot of motion, commotion, emotion and no results.

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