Author Archives: Congressman Elijah Cummings

By Congressman Elijah Cummings A Supreme Court Majority: Missing in Action on Partisan Gerrymandering Last month,  the United States Supreme Court, by a slim 5-4 majority, ruled that our federal courts must stay out of constitutional disputes over partisan gerrymandering in which the political parties in control of the state legislatures draw congressional and state […]

By Congressman Elijah Cummings On June 19, our House Oversight and Reform Committee held its third hearing of 2019 on the adequacy of the federal government’s response to America’s ongoing opioid epidemic.  As we expected, the testimony of Dr. Susan R. Bailey, President-Elect of the American Medical Association, and our other experts was compelling. “The […]

By Congressman Elijah Cummings As a people, we quite properly celebrate our past, the anniversaries of those moments in our history when Americans of conscience moved us closer to fulfilling our national ideals. In May and June of this year, our nation marks the Centennial of one of our most important and historic triumphs. Expiating […]

By Congressman Elijah Cummings Last September, I shared with readers of the AFRO American how a wonderful neighbor whom I had met at The Johns Hopkins Hospital had given me a real-life message that our government – and all of us – must hear.  The lady (whom I will call “Mrs. Johnson” out of respect […]

By Congressman Elijah Cummings Last September, I shared with readers of the AFRO American how a wonderful neighbor whom I had met at The Johns Hopkins Hospital had given me a real-life message that our government – and all of us – must hear.  The lady (whom I will call “Mrs. Johnson” out of respect […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Congressman Elijah Cummings Here in Maryland, our legislature is currently working to increase state funding for public education in line with the recommendations of the Kirwan Commission. Our federal government must continue to be a committed and dependable partner in this process. In the past, and today, the federal commitment […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Rep. Elijah Cummings Recently, at my direction, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a critically important hearing on “The Need for Leadership to Combat Climate Change and Protect National Security.”   We did so because, in the face of denial, inaction, disinformation and opposition from the president, his congressional […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Congressman Elijah Cummings If President Trump and his Republican allies would seriously consider both their sense of humanity and the lessons of history, they would halt their continuing attacks on the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA” or “ObamaCare”) and work with Democrats to solve the health care challenges that our […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Congressman Elijah Cummings Americans want to work -and we must help them to succeed Americans want to work – and for many, employment prospects are finally looking up.  Nevertheless, far more needs to be done. Unemployment, which reached nearly 10 percent during the depths of the Bush Recession (16 percent […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Congressman Elijah Cummings During Women’s History Month, it is worth recalling why an historian’s perspective is so valuable. When we pay attention and act wisely, the lessons from history that we learn empower us to more fully recognize our present failings and dangers – and, duly warned, to chart a […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Congressman Elijah Cummings One Family’s Black History During Black History Month this year, our nation recalled the “Great Migrations” of the last century in which millions of African Americans voted with their feet to leave our southern states for the North in search of equity, human dignity and greater opportunity. For […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Congressman Elijah Cummings  On January 29, during the first hearing of 2019 for our House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the image and words of a wonderful Baltimore woman I had come to know at Johns Hopkins Hospital were etched in my heart and mind. As I would share with […]