Elijah Cummings

Politician

1951-01-18 – 2019-10-17

Elijah Cummings was an American lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland. He chaired the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. He was known for civil-rights advocacy and congressional leadership.

Books by Elijah Cummings

We're Better Than This
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Quotes by 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 across this great nation. Sadly many of these deaths occur among our young people.
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Our decisions about transportation determine much more than where roads or bridges or tunnels or rail lines will be built. They determine the connections and barriers that people will encounter in their daily lives - and thus how hard or easy it will be for people to get where they need and want to go.
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By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs, and hopelessness, and we help safeguard our Nation's prosperity for generations yet unborn.
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Voting is crucial, and I don't give a damn how you look at it: there are efforts to stop people from voting. That's not right. This is not Russia. This is the United States of America.
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In the same vein as these events, National Minority Health Month also serves as a reminder of how much work needs to be done to eliminate health and healthcare inequities.
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Americans of our own time - minority and majority Americans alike - need the continued guidance that the Voting Rights Act provides. We have come a long way, but more needs to be done.
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Most people who are hating on you, they are not worried about where you are. They're worried about where you're going.
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