Elijah Cummings
(January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019)

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The son of sharecroppers, Cummings rose to become one of the most prominent Democratic members of the House. A former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, he was known for his dedication to Civil Rights and his dogged tenacity in his role on the House Oversight Committee.

Although House Oversight is one of the panels in the current impeachment probe investigating President Donald Trump, and was active in investigating the Trump administration well before impeachment, Cummings would frequently go out of his way to inform reporters of the committee’s other work, including its focus on combatting the opioid crisis.

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