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.
Jun 12, 2011
Do you think it would be prudent to give the Department an opportunity to warn us?
Jun 12, 2011
They also deserve direct and straightforward answers from their government about whether more could have been done to prevent his murder.
Jun 12, 2011
I wholeheartedly agree with the chairman that I, too, and I think everybody on this side of the aisle wants to make sure that anyone who is responsible for Brian Kelly's death to be prosecuted.
Jun 12, 2011
The executive branch and Congress can and must achieve both of these objectives.
Jun 12, 2011
This Congress will not shrink from its constitutional responsibility and this committee will leverage every power at its disposal to enforce the rule of law.
Jun 2, 2011
In my 15, almost 16 years in this Congress, there is one agency that I have a tremendous amount of admiration for accuracy and doing the job right and doing it independently and that is GSA.
Jun 2, 2011
By denying the minority its choice of witnesses you have denied the committee, and by that I mean the committee of the whole, the balance to conduct meaningful oversight.
Jun 2, 2011
PLAs are precisely the market instrument capable of setting and adjusting work rules to the specific needs of particular projects. Robbing the government of PLA contracts robs the government of the ability to address this issue that…
Jun 2, 2011
Chairman Issa's new policy is an extreme edict, and I am aware of no other House or Senate committee with a similar policy.
Jun 2, 2011
This new policy is not only unfair and unprecedented, but it directly contradicts the rules of the House and the rules of our committee.
Jun 2, 2011
We requested Dr. Peter Phillips, an expert in economics of the construction industry, but you refused to allow him to testify.
Jun 2, 2011
This policy appears to contradict the rules and the precedent of our committee.
Jun 2, 2011
Mr. Chairman, I, too, want to see Mr. Gordon get out of here on time--and I know you will.
Jun 1, 2011
One of the things that I say to my constituents is that this is our watch. We are on the Earth now, and we have a duty to pass on a better environment than the one we found when we came upon this Earth.
Jun 1, 2011
As I said from the very beginning, my No. 1 concern is helping the American people.
May 31, 2011
Gentlemen, let me suggest to you that unions subsidize, subsidize the Federal Government through the duties they carry out as a consequence of achieving the right to organize.
May 31, 2011
The right to organize and join a union means the right to operate that union.
May 31, 2011
Just let me indicate my sadness at having witnesses come before us today, testifying in a way that can leave no doubt that they do not believe in the right to collectively bargain at all.
May 31, 2011
There was no budget savings basis for his effort to rescind collective bargaining for public sector workers.
May 31, 2011
There is an effort in States controlled by Republican Governors to diminish or totally eliminate public sector unions.
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