Born to a family of Southern sharecroppers and Baptist preachers, Mr. Cummings grew up in the racially fractured Baltimore of the 1950s and 1960s. At 11, he helped integrate a local swimming pool while being attacked with bottles and rocks. “Perry Mason,†the popular TV series about a fictional defense lawyer, inspired him to enter the legal profession."
Speaking at the funeral, Mr. Cummings, who lived near where Gray was arrested, bemoaned the presence of media to chronicle Gray’s death without celebrating his life.
“Did you see him? Did you see him?†Mr. Cummings asked in his booming baritone. The church exploded with applause, and civil rights activist Jesse L. Jackson sat, rapt, behind him. “Did you see him?â€
“I’ve often said, our children are the living messages we send to a future we will never see,†he said, his voice rising. “But now our children are sending us to a future they will never see! There’s something wrong with that picture!â€
When looting began, hours after the funeral, Mr. Cummings rushed, bullhorn in hand, to a troubled West Baltimore neighborhood, where he worked to restore order and to assure residents that authorities were taking the case seriously. (Six officers would be charged in Gray’s death, although prosecutors failed to secure a conviction against any of them.)
Amid the unrest, he and a dozen other residents marched, arm in arm, through the streets, singing “This Little Light of Mine.â€
I'm begging the American people to pay attention to what is going on. Because if you want to have a democracy intact for your children, and your children's children, and generations yet unborn we've got to guard this moment…this is our watch. pic.twitter.com/ShTZwbQROP
— Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) July 24, 2019
When the history books are written about this tumultuous era, I want them to show that I was among those in the House of Representatives who stood up to lawlessness and tyranny.
— Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) September 24, 2019
Read my statement supporting impeachment: https://t.co/xppt73HN6k
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Mornin' everyone...
I'm just beside myself today. Losing Elijah is heartbreaking.
Speaker Pelosi is a badass Boss babe. Look at her cover photo. #TrumpMeltdown #Meltdown pic.twitter.com/WHkhU2qTp9
— Samantha Weiss (@samanthapweiss) October 17, 2019
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Love Pelosi.Speaker Pelosi is a badass Boss babe. Look at her cover photo. #TrumpMeltdown #Meltdown pic.twitter.com/WHkhU2qTp9
— Samantha Weiss (@samanthapweiss) October 17, 2019
Trump tweeted a photo of Nancy Pelosi's "unhinged meltdown!" And she made it her cover photo 😂🤣 #Meltdown pic.twitter.com/o1jQLKJTDr
— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) October 17, 2019
In a powerful closing speech, Rep. Elijah Cummings thanked Michael Cohen for his testimony. "Hopefully this portion of your destiny will lead to a better Michael Cohen, a better Donald Trump, a better United States of America and a better world."
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 28, 2019
Watch the full statement: pic.twitter.com/KPoCbR1Xwy
hearing reports out of Congress that "the Hill is alive with the Sondland truth schtick"
— delrayser (@delrayser) October 17, 2019
Sondland: "I have not shared this Opening Statement in advance with either the White House or the State Department. These are my own words."
— Ben Siegel (@benyc) October 17, 2019
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PLEASE tell me C-Span (or ANYONE) is broadcasting Sondland's testimony....
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PLEASE tell me C-Span (or ANYONE) is broadcasting Sondland's testimony....
WaPo usually airs the hearings.
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Well, I'm back from viewing one of the apartments right next door to my workplace. It was friggin' awesome, and damn expensive (possibly out of my range without a cosigner or roommate, but I applied anyways).
On the walk back, I saw a car in the parking lot of the rental office with a Trump 2020 sticker. I had to resist the urge to throw my complimentary can of lemon seltzer.
After Pence said they agreed to a ceasefire, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says, “This is not a ceasefire. We will pause the operation for 120 hours in order for the terrorists to leave. We will only stop the operation if our conditions are met.â€
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 17, 2019
Quote by Raine:After Pence said they agreed to a ceasefire, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says, “This is not a ceasefire. We will pause the operation for 120 hours in order for the terrorists to leave. We will only stop the operation if our conditions are met.â€
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 17, 2019