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Representative Elijah Cummings Remarks at the National Press Club
2019-08-07T13:00:06-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTBhXC8yMDE5MDgwNzEzMDkyODAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==House Oversight and Reform Committee Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) delivered remarks and took questions at the National Press Club. He defended his hometown of Baltimore in the wake of President Trump’s criticism of the representative and the city, and he called for the stop of “hateful, incendiary comments” by political leaders. “Those in the highest levels of the government must stop invoking fear, using racist language, and encouraging reprehensible behavior. It only creates more division among us and severely limits our ability to work together for the common good,” he said. Representative Cummings said he would like the president to visit his Baltimore district and “see all the wonderful things that are happening.” He also discussed the Oversight and Reform Committee’s agenda and talked about the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) delivered remarks and took questions at the National Press Club.… read more
House Oversight and Reform Committee Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) delivered remarks and took questions at the National Press Club. He defended his hometown of Baltimore in the wake of President Trump’s criticism of the representative and the city, and he called for the stop of “hateful, incendiary comments” by political leaders. “Those in the highest levels of the government must stop invoking fear, using racist language, and encouraging reprehensible behavior. It only creates more division among us and severely limits our ability to work together for the common good,” he said. Representative Cummings said he would like the president to visit his Baltimore district and “see all the wonderful things that are happening.” He also discussed the Oversight and Reform Committee’s agenda and talked about the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. close
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