Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

[Murph]

Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become the powerful chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from longstanding health problems. He was 68.

Cummings was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his black-majority district , which encompasses a large portion of Baltimore as well as more well-to-do suburbs.

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[Murph]

Always had my doubts about this fella...looks a lot like hate got to him late in his life. His face was twisted with it. Sad what hate and greed does to people.

[Keith]

He sure tried to give Trump a lot of trouble.