Rep. Haaland Issues Statement on Death of Rep. Cummings
October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Debra Haaland, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement after the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, was announced:
"Long before I ever came to Congress, Mr. Cummings was a hero to me.
"I'd watch him standing up for the people and against oppression and realize what a champion we had fighting for all of us, for the country - and Baltimore.
"I was so fortunate to see his work up close, to learn, to be me . . .
"Long before I ever came to Congress, Mr. Cummings was a hero to me.
"I'd watch him standing up for the people and against oppression and realize what a champion we had fighting for all of us, for the country - and Baltimore.
"I was so fortunate to see his work up close, to learn, to be me . . .