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| https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3576 | CONGRESSWOMAN STACEY PLASKETT RELEASES STATEMENT ON PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS | 2019-10-17 | 2019 | 2019-10 | Democrat | House | VI | Stacey Plaskett | P000610 | plaskett.house.gov | legacy | For Immediate Release Contact: Michael J. McQuerry October 17, 2019 202-215-8524 PRESS STATEMENT CONGRESSWOMAN STACEY PLASKETT RELEASES STATEMENT ON PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS Washington, DC -Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett issued the following statement on the passing of House Oversight Committee Chairman and Congressional Black Caucus Member, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings: Today we lost the earthly man Elijah Cummings. Most of the country and many around the world knew him as a member of Congress from the city of Baltimore. He was a fierce fighter for the forgotten, a sworn opponent of hunger, of poverty, of abuse and of addiction. Chairman Cummings was a driven man, a person who pushed for what was right because he believed in the supreme responsibility of elected officials to look out for those that we represent. I had had the honor of being a member of the Committee he chaired for 5 years. He was a mentor to me. I and those who had a chance to interact with him knew him as more than a member of Congress. More importantly he was a man of God. He lived and worked in Congress on Christian values. He was a man of great wisdom and although he needed little protection I viewed my role on the Committee as not only being the consummate prosecutor and counselor but as a frontline and protector to this gentleman. To his wife, Maya, his family and staff our prayers and love are with you. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |