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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.
Mr. Speaker, we have no further speakers, but I just want to reemphasize the fact that this legislation is one that just shows how fast this Congress can move. When we heard about the problems, when the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica)…
I am so glad that when our next speaker heard about this young man's efforts she realized that he had a strong conviction to do something and to make sure that he righted a wrong, as I said a little bit earlier. I am so glad that the…
A man must learn to love his children not because they are his but because they are simply children.
I think that when we just see the Members of Congress who have come here today to the floor to speak on this issue, it is clear that it is again a bipartisan effort, an effort to reach out and touch children, children who, in many…
When I was a student at Howard University here in Washington, Ron Dellums was one of my heroes. We were at Howard protesting all kinds of things, and a lot of us saw government as not something we wanted to get into. We felt that it would…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1836, the Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1997, is a good bill that has won strong bipartisan support. It has at its core a provision that would enable the Office of Personnel Management to effectively use…
Mr. Chairman, I submit that if we are going to stop the cycle of poverty, what we must first do is invest in our children, lift our children up. There is no greater thing that a parent can do than to be beside a child to help form that…
So often out of difficult circumstances come great things. I think that when you look at what Jackie Robinson did and coming through the difficulty that he did come through, the fact is, is that he opened the doors for so, so many. I would…
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