RIP Rep. Elijah Cummings

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Elijah Cummings' body lies in state at the US Capitol - CNNPolitics

Congressional leaders honored the late Rep. Elijah Cummings on Thursday as his body laid in state in National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol.
Cummings, a longtime Maryland Democrat and key figure leading investigations into President Donald Trump, died last week at the age of 68. The congressman's death prompted an outpouring of grief from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Cummings appears to be the first African American and African American lawmaker to lie in state in the US Capitol, according to congressional historians.

Cumming's brother stiffed Mitch McConnell. Shook everyone's hand in the line but skipped right over McConnell.

 

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The Last Word on Twitter: "WATCH: @AOC remembers her time working aside Rep. Elijah Cummings and what it was like to have him welcome her onto the House Oversight Committee. https://t.co/wYiCwUgUzq" / Twitter
"The complete honor of a lifetime" - he was interested in whether AOC was willing to champion vulnerable people, to bring truth to light, and to speak truth to power. He was also the opposite of Congress's seniority-dominated culture, in wanting all the freshmen in his committee. AOC recalls him being an excellent teacher for these new members.