Maryland delegation and answer questions about his legislative priority in the pandemic. Speaker pelosi we want to welcome representative kweisi mfume back to the capital. Beingk forward to altogether. [indiscernible] you guys work together, right . Speaker pelosi hope you are wearing your Baltimore Orioles mask. Rep. Mfume thank you. [indiscernible] thank you. Please tellnible] us a little bit about that. I have been a friend for 42 years. Primary as athe look at his two sisters and a crowd. He and i had time to talk this out. Always understood what he was in. Its not unreal to be here. Now and be very comfortable in who i am. Andll go over to his office close the doors and have a conversation with all i sure. With elijah. That weest challenges are facing the Biggest Health crisis we have faith since 1919. Since 1919. D my focus is going to be doing what i can do to work with the men and women of this chamber to find a way to deal with that data, by using scientific common sense to sa
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It is my great privilege to welcome you to the ceremony to honor the life and work of our dear friend and colleague, chairman Elijah Cummings. First, i would like to recognize elijahs Family Members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Please raise your hand when i call your name. Dr. Maya cummings, his wife. [ applause ] miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. [ applause ] mr. James cummings, his brother. [ applause ] mr. Anthony woodson, his nephew. [ applause ] mr. Carmen williams, his cousin. [ applause ] when i think of elijah, i think of what a friend of mine described him as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a beacon of truth. He also brought his deep empathy and compassion and the shining power of his faith. He encouraged us to reach not only for Common Ground but for higher ground. He brought us together i
Representatives participated in the dedication ceremony of the oversight and reform committees hearing room as the elijah e. Cummings room in honor of the congressman who passed away in october 2019. Rep. Maloney good afternoon, everyone. It is my great privilege to welcome you to this ceremony to honor the life and work of our dear friend and colleague, chairman Elijah Cummings. First i would like to recognize elijahs family members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. [applause] mr. James cummings, his brother. [applause] miss yvonne cummings, his sister. [applause] mr. Anthony woodson, hes nephew. [applause] miss carmen williams, his cousin. [applause] when i think about elijah, i think about what a friend of mine once described him, as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a
Talk about Police Brutality and profiling. April. Next question mr. President. [laughter] mr. President i need to find out from you. April ryan how did a selfdescribed workingclass black girl from baltimore get to ask for us president s questions i get called out by every one of them. This is your life and 23 years later and i was out there working and they recognized my work and said we may have a position open and i said okay i thought it was for the dc bureau chief i did not know was for the white house. I even got folded washington and anchored on the weekends but never in my wildest dreams would i imagine i would be questioning for american president s and they call me by name. E. T i did the work. I started local. Being baltimore. I love baltimore city. It was about 36 miles away south and so lets try this. I thought i would be there may be only stay two or three years and i have been here 23. I just started out being a reporter and i realized coming in washington power was havin