Cummings, Baltimore Leaders Welcome National Urban League 2016 Conference
City leaders are excited about the National Urban League’s decision to bring its 2016 conference to Baltimore next summer. They held a news conference Monday to officially announce the event, which...
View ArticleAdvancing Dr. King’s Vision for Peace
by: Elijah Cummings Special to the AFRO(Courtesy Photo)Jan 6, 2016[ A+ ] /[ A- ] ElijahCummings2 Elijah Cummings During this holiday season when people of all faith traditions recommit ourselves to...
View ArticleCongress Calls Martin Shkreli to Testify on Rapid Rises in Drug Pricing
Congress Calls Martin Shkreli to Testify on Rapid Rises in Drug Pricing By MATTHEW GOLDSTEINJAN. 20, 2016 Photo Martin Shkreli loves to talk. Whether on Twitter, in online streaming videos or in...
View ArticleCummings: The Cost of Courage
by: Elijah Cummings Special to the AFRO — Jan 20, 2016 As we continue to move forward toward the rebuilding of mutual trust and cooperation between our community and the police, we must not lose sight...
View ArticleCongressman Elijah Cummings Announces Decision for 2016
CUMMINGS FOR CONGRESS The Campaign to Re-Elect Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) For the People of Maryland’s 7th Congressional District 2901 Druid Park Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21215 (410)...
View ArticleRoll Call: Bypassing the Senate, Cummings Has One More Career Fork Ahead
Bypassing the Senate, Cummings Has One More Career Fork Ahead The final career decision Elijah E. Cummings will probably ever make comes as welcome news for both Democrats who could become the next...
View ArticleWJZ: CVS damaged from riots, rises from the ashes
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A significant part of the Penn North community has reopened after burning down nearly a year ago during April’s unrest. The CVS is now open for business following a major renovation....
View ArticleCummings raises specter of criminal charges for Rick Snyder over Flint
Detroit Free Press The ranking Democrat on the U.S.House Oversight and Government Reform Committee led off hearings Thursday with an unsparing attack on Gov. Rick Snyder and his administration. “The...
View ArticleRep. Cummings Rips Pharma Company For Price Gouging On Heroin Overdose Drug
Rep. Cummings Rips Pharma Company For Price Gouging On Heroin Overdose Drug The price of heroin’s overdose antidote has increased dramatically in the last two years. WASHINGTON — In his opening remarks...
View ArticleElijah Cummings endorses Hillary Clinton
Washington Post: Elijah Cummings endorses Hillary Clinton after staying neutral for months Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) endorsed Hillary Clinton on Sunday, after months of staying neutral in the...
View ArticleRep. Cummings will chair committee charged with drafting Democratic Party’s...
Rep. Cummings will chair committee charged with drafting Democratic Party’s platform. Baltimore Rep. Elijah E. Cummings will chair the committee charged with developing the Democratic Party’s platform...
View ArticleDemocratic National Convention Committee Announces Series of Platform...
Democratic National Convention Committee Announces Series of Platform Hearings Across the Country Regional Events Will Invite a Wide Array of Experts and Opinions Democrats Asked to Make their Voices...
View ArticleSun: House Democrats take push for gun control to home districts
Sun: House Democrats take push for gun control to home districts Not clear whether Democrats will continue sit in on guns when Congress returns next week. Hoping to build on the attention they captured...
View ArticleFTN: Cummings issues warning on political speak post-Dallas
Rep. Cummings issues warning on political speak post-Dallas Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) expressed his sadness Sunday about the recent tensions between police and the African American community,...
View ArticleCBS: Elijah Cummings: Police, public need to come “face to face” to defuse...
Elijah Cummings: Police, public need to come “face to face” to defuse tensions Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, says Americans have to put themselves in other people’s shoes in order to overcome the...
View ArticleThink Progress: Cummings Destroys Arguments For License-To-Discriminate Bill...
Cummings Destroys Arguments For License-To-Discriminate Bill In Three Minutes Flat BY CELISA CALACAL & EVAN POPP JUL 12, 2016 4:30 PM Exactly one month after the deadliest gun massacre in recent...
View ArticleElijah Cummings Speaks At The DNC
Here are remarks as prepared for delivery by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA: Madam Chair, Honored Delegates, and my fellow Democrats, I...
View ArticleToday Is The Last Day To Register To Vote In Maryland
Election registration deadline is Tuesday Important deadlines for the Nov. 8 presidential general election are approaching at 9 p.m this Tuesday, Oct. 18, the final day to register to vote, update an...
View ArticleMd. Rep. Cummings Joins Democrats Introducing Bill To Ban Assault Weapons
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings has announced his support of a bill banning assault weapons on Monday, nearly two weeks after a gunman used an AR-15 in a deadly shooting at a Florida...
View ArticleWashington Times: Democrats demand info on security clearance denial for top...
Top Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are calling on the White House to explain a rejected security clearance application for a National Security Council staffer who...
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