Honorable Elijah Cummings
United States Representative, Maryland, Democrat
Representative Cummings, of the Seventh District of Maryland, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1982 to 1996, and as Speaker Pro Tempore from 1995 to 1996. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and also sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The following is from the January 11, 2017, House floor debate on H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5. Before I go into that, let me be clear. I…
