meadows who just remembered him a short time ago. i was privileged enough to be able to call him a dear friend. some have classified it as an unexpected friendship. but for those of us that know elijah, it s not unexpected or surprising. perhaps this place in this country would be better served with a few more unexpected friendships. i know i ve been blessed by one. god bless you. yesterday during a ceremony in baltimore, cummings wife maya recalled how one day before his death, he was wheeled out of the hospital, and he looked upon the harbor, and he looked upon baltimore where he grew up, and he looked downtown and he looked toward the west side and it was so glorious. he said, boy, i ve come a long way. elijah cummings was head of the
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house he will lie in state and members of congress and former members will have an opportunity, and the public, to salute him and to salute his service. and i don t know that we re going to see another one like elijah cummings, who held true to his district and to the needs of his district but also really was a great public servant of this nation. david jolly, let s be honest about two things. the president trolled him. he trolled his congressional district, the entire city of baltimore. just today he called never trumper republicans human scum. i suppose, and i mean no disrespect, that might include you. brian, i guess i would answer that by saying the sweetest revenge is a life well lived. and i m going home to a beautiful baby girl, a wonderful wife, waking up tomorrow with a wonderful career, wonderful friends. i don t worry about the words of
opponent, therefore the president is found to have abused his office. not only does that pass the house, maybe with a few republican votes, i think tonight you could get five, six, maybe eight republicans in the senate to vote to convict the president. that s saying a lot. donna edwards, i did not want to let this occasion pass without noting a former member of your maryland delegation, congressman cummings, will be remembered at services on friday. we learned tonight barack obama will be among the eulojgists. i have not talked to you since his passing. i know the two of you served in the house. what was lost when the state of maryland lost the chairman? well, the state of maryland lost a chairman. the city of baltimore lost a congressman who never lost touch with his district. and the nation lost and the congress of the united states