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Pain. Passion. Purpose.
Over the next few days, the staff of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will use this account to reflect upon his life and legacy.
May he rest in peace.
-Staff
#THREAD: In honor of our forever Chairman @RepCummings, we are sharing some of his most powerful moments of the 116th Congress that embody: Pain. Passion. Purpose.
He was inspiring, both in public and even more so in private. He brought moral clarity to everything he did, and his purpose was pure — to help those among us who needed it most.
https://t.co/h2JX5z1HzK
.@RepCummings dedicated his life to fighting #ForThePeople.
A true patriot, leader and public servant, he continues to inspire us every day.
Our nation will never be the same, but our fight for justice and equality will go on in his honor.
#RestInPower
Today’s ruling is a fundamental & resounding victory for Congressional oversight, our Constitutional system of checks & balances, & the rule of law.
For far too long, the President has placed his personal interests over the interests of the American people.
#BREAKING Chair @RepCummings released a memo notifying Committee Members of his intent to issue subpoenas to USCIS and ICE for testimony and documents on the Trump Administration’s policy of deporting critically ill children and their families.
https://t.co/7fgDfn8yxx
UPDATE: Chairs of @HouseForeign, @OversightDems & @HouseIntel subpoena Sec. of Energy Rick Perry for docs by October 18.
Recently, reports have raised ?s about any role Perry may have played in conveying Trump's stark message to the Ukrainian President. https://t.co/T9jtfJRpIU
#BREAKING: Chairs @RepEliotEngel, @RepCummings & @RepAdamSchiff subpoena two business associates of Rudy Giuliani, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, for key documents by October 16.
https://t.co/Fvqk3guEAF
POTUS says he won’t cooperate with the impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote.
On Friday, @RepAdamSchiff, @RepEliotEngel, and I addressed this baseless claim: https://t.co/e7TcTPPOdC
#BREAKING Chairmen @RepAdamSchiff, @RepEliotEngel, & @RepCummings subpoenaed Ambassador Gordon Sondland to testify next Wednesday and produce documents recovered from his personal devices before the deposition.
https://t.co/OeEdhwNHEt
Last month, @Call_Me_Dutch, @RepSarbanes, & I sent a letter to @ICEgov requesting that ICE immediately stop using this predatory tactic.
Read our letter: https://t.co/tAaPi3iAln
The use of bait & switch tactics to arrest immigrants attending marriage interviews as part of their lawful immigration process is wrong & cruelly separates families.
The ACLU says a growing number of officers have "cruelly twisted" the rules by detaining immigrant spouses following marriage interviews. https://t.co/N9YUAb4xwT
Asthma affects children & adults across my district, Maryland, & the entire nation.
Today, @RepEliotEngel, @RepFredUpton, @RepPeteKing, & I introduced the Family Asthma Act to expand efforts to improve care for individuals with asthma.
Our release: https://t.co/Wp6nWLrIuw
Chairmen @RepEliotEngel, @RepCummings & @RepAdamSchiff on the White House blocking Amb. Sondland's testimony & documents:
“We consider this interference to be obstruction of the impeachment inquiry. We will be issuing subpoena to Ambassador Sondland.”
https://t.co/r19lRDMf58
Congratulations to @JohnsHopkins’ Dr. Gregg Semenza for winning the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine!
Your work alongside Dr. William G. Kaelin Jr. and Peter J. Ratcliffe is remarkable and deserving of this high prize.
#BREAKING @RepAdamSchiff, @RepCummings, & @RepEliotEngel subpoena
#DOD and #OMB for key documents in impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
https://t.co/h2igXIhV36
#BREAKING@RepCummings, @RepAdamSchiff, & @RepEliotEngel subpoena White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for key documents as part of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. https://t.co/lMTRBs8t0b
This is a grave and solemn moment for our country. #POTUS, from the WH lawn, is openly calling on foreign powers to smear his political rival.
I urge my GOP colleagues to join us and save our democracy.
History will commend us, and future generations will be the beneficiaries.