Elijah Cummings

Today House Republicans are doing what they always do - using taxpayers' money to continue investigating claims that have already been debunked…

— Elijah Cummings

I don't want anybody to be confused that the issue of police and community is one part of a broader set of…

— Elijah Cummings

Many of these Americans who are struggling to survive are Americans of color, .. Their cries for assistance confront America with a…

— Elijah Cummings

You have to understand - I come from a neighborhood where 'The Wire' was filmed.

— Elijah Cummings

My mom and dad, although they may not have had a lot of formal education, they were two of the most brilliant…

— Elijah Cummings

Every time something bad happens to me, I don't ask the question, 'Why did it happen to me?' The question I ask…

— Elijah Cummings

Voting is crucial, and I don't give a damn how you look at it: there are efforts to stop people from voting.…

— Elijah Cummings

It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and…

— Elijah Cummings

When I became a lawyer, no one asked me if I had spent some time in special ed. All they wanted was…

— Elijah Cummings

The long-standing, non-partisan and publicly-declared foreign policy commitment of the United States is clear. We will do whatever is required to prevent…

— Elijah Cummings

The American people have a right to know that, when Donald Trump's making decisions, they are being made in their best interests…

— Elijah Cummings

There are two Baltimores. There are clearly two Baltimores.

— Elijah Cummings

By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs,…

— Elijah Cummings

The question is always whether all of Baltimore will rise together or whether we will leave some behind.

— Elijah Cummings

I'm going to do what feeds my soul.

— Elijah Cummings

African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases.

— Elijah Cummings

More than 26,000 lives may be lost to the effects of drug abuse this year. This tragic impact is felt in communities…

— Elijah Cummings

People want transparency in government.

— Elijah Cummings

I'm a lawyer, I practiced for many years, and so I believe in the Fifth Amendment.

— Elijah Cummings

I try to remind people that there are a lot of good people, all colors. Then there's some bad ones, too. But…

— Elijah Cummings

Our children are the living messages we send to a future we will ever see... Will we rob them of their destiny?…

— Elijah Cummings

In the same vein as these events, National Minority Health Month also serves as a reminder of how much work needs to…

— Elijah Cummings

The U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged this fact when it reported that those with a bachelor's degree earn on average $1 million more…

— Elijah Cummings

Typically diagnosed during childhood and adolescent years, juvenile diabetes, also referred to as Type I diabetes, currently affects more than 3 million…

— Elijah Cummings

I have a moral conscience that is real central.

— Elijah Cummings