Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer Pays Tribute to Elijah Cummings

Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer formally informs the House of the passing of his Maryland colleague, Representative Elijah Cummings. "We have lost a great American...He was a beacon of civility, of fairness, of Justice," Hoyer says. Representative Cummings, who chaired the House Oversight and Reform Committee, was 68. He was elected to the House in 1996, replacing Kweisi Mfume. Before that he served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for nearly 13 years. close