Elijah Cummings

My life is based on pain, passion, and purpose. ”

Our country is slowly but surely moving - and I've seen it over and over again in many instances in government - toward a culture of mediocrity. ”

Our decisions about transportation determine much more than where roads or bridges or tunnels or rail lines will be built. They determine the connections and barriers that people will encounter in their daily lives - and thus how hard or easy it will be for people to get where they need and want to go. ”

Price gouging for drugs that treat cancer in children is simply unconscionable. ”

Typically diagnosed during childhood and adolescent years, juvenile diabetes, also referred to as Type I diabetes, currently affects more than 3 million Americans and more then 13,000 children are diagnosed each year. ”

You must have confidence in your competence. ”

My mom and dad, although they may not have had a lot of formal education, they were two of the most brilliant people that I know. ”

Every time something bad happens to me, I don't ask the question, 'Why did it happen to me?' The question I ask is, 'Why did it happen for me?' ”

When I became a lawyer, no one asked me if I had spent some time in special ed. All they wanted was a good lawyer. ”

I think it's important for industry to do well. But I want them to do well and do good at the same time. ”