Political Quotes

“Today, Mr. Speaker, is a sad day. It is a sad day for us; it is a sad day for this institution; and it is a sad day for America. We have lost a wonderful human being, a good and decent human being, a human being who made a difference for this institution, for all of us who knew him and were his friend, for his constituents, and for all Americans. All of us in this House lost a respected colleague. Many of us lost a dear, longtime, and good friend. He came in 1996 to this body, and every time I ran for a leadership position, my friend Elijah Cummings nominated me. The passing this morning of Chairman Elijah Cummings of the Committee on Oversight and Reform was a painful shock to all who have served with him, more, of course, to his family, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings, his wife, and his three children. Elijah was a prophet of God whose name means ``my God is the Lord.'' Elijah Cummings was true to his name. He was a leader for our country and for our State of Maryland, and we have the Members, including our favorite daughter. He was a leader for our State. He was a leader, like our brother John Lewis, for principle, for comity, and for civility. He was a quiet man who did not seek the limelight, but he was not afraid to step out into the arena and fight hard for the causes in which he believed strongly. As all of us know, those causes were justice, equality, opportunity, civil rights, education, and children.…”