was beautiful. >> two former presidents recognized his character. as a congressman, he was conferred the title of "honorable." >> elijah cummings was honorable before he was elected to office. there's a difference. >> his parents named him after the old testament's elisha, the prophet who heard god's quiet voice that all men are created equal under god's law. >> let our allies have before us what he himself heard the still small voice. that keeps us going. >> he told mourners in his last days in great pain unable to walk, they wheeled them up to the roof of the building and as he overlooked the city he loved he said "boy, have i come a long way."