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 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
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
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
Mr. Chairman, I, too, want to see Mr. Gordon get out of here on time--and I know you will.
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
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 1, 2011
As I said from the very beginning, my No. 1 concern is helping the American people.
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.
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
I think unless you are a woman, and unless you sit in a woman's place, I think you make some pretty strong statements talking about women not wanting to be married and making a choice to have a baby first.
May 31, 2011
It is even more troubling in light of their recent efforts to protect lucrative tax breaks for oil companies making record profits.
May 31, 2011
I applaud the President's leadership and I strongly support steps to help streamline government.
May 31, 2011
there is an effort in States controlled by Republican Governors to diminish or totally eliminate public sector unions.
May 31, 2011
The right to organize and join a union means the right to operate that union.
May 31, 2011
I believe with all my heart that our Nation is better than this. We can do better and we must do better.
May 31, 2011
This hearing, like the other labor policy hearings this committee has held, is meant to provide justification for removing workplace rights for public workers.
May 31, 2011
I hope we can work together in a bi-partisan way to improve rather than eliminate services to those struggling.
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.
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