I realized that with African American people, where we've been blocked from being all that God meant for us to be, I don't have time to be patient.– Elijah Cummings, Rest in Power pic.twitter.com/cHRPVLMcuL — Reese Waters (@reesewaters) October 17, 2019 Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces that the late Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state …
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Elijah Cummings' faith in the Constitution was whole, it was complete, and he didn't plan to sit there and be an idle spectator to its destruction. He was, as Thomas Paine wrote, a winter soldier of the first rank. https://t.co/CXVIE7AYzN
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 17, 2019
.@JamilSmith on Elijah Cummings: "[He] knew all too well that this is a country that kills people with its racism, and saw this president trying to do it. He went to his deathbed trying to change that America."https://t.co/iPJt2xa6U6
— Rolling Stone Politics (@RSPolitics) October 18, 2019
America lost a giant with the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings, a man of principle who championed truth, justice and kindness. He fiercely loved his country and the people he served. Rest In Peace, my friend.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 17, 2019
Statement from Barack Obama on the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings: "He showed us all not only the importance of checks and balances within our democracy, but also the necessity of good people stewarding it." https://t.co/vro0xacVvX pic.twitter.com/C7e9EKXjnu
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 17, 2019
There are good men, great men, strong leaders, true patriots, and able politicians. Sometimes you get them all in one. Elijah Cummings was all of those in one. He was as tough, blunt and effective on the congressional dais as a prosecutor and as fiery as a preacher. pic.twitter.com/4qVpve5wIa
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 17, 2019
Think getting lost in all the praise of Cummings’ voice, moral clarity, decency,long journey from poverty to tremendous power & respect, etc, is that he was really damn sharp. When I attended Oversight hearings w my former boss Cummings regularly had some of the best questions
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) October 17, 2019
Our Chairman leaves behind a beautiful and powerful legacy. I am already feeling the impact of a little less grace in the world. Deep gratitude to have spent these early months in Congress guided by his wisdom. Rest in power @RepCummings pic.twitter.com/n4ekGvhAVx
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) October 17, 2019
Son of two factory workers with seven children; helped integrate a swimming pool while being attacked with bottles and rocks at age 11; championed first-in-nation tobacco-ad ban in inner-city Baltimore; was rare lawmaker to oppose sending "our young people off to war" in Iraq https://t.co/EYZWbce5Lw
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) October 17, 2019
Watch this remarkable speech from Elijah Cummings
Last words from his 92 year old mother were “do not let them take the vote away from us”
“There are efforts to stop people from voting,” he said. “That's not right. This is not Russia. This is the USA!”pic.twitter.com/9d8ZICW5is
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 17, 2019
@RepCummings was more than a vigilant defender of oversight and civil rights, he was also a strong voice for environmental justice as @ourdailyplanet’s @MiroKorenha reminds us in this fantastic piece – https://t.co/EyRmOu7FwA
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) October 19, 2019