In addition to the contributions he made to improve the lives of all Americans, the congressman was a passionate advocate for his beloved Baltimore, where he was born and raised.Д®arlier this year, Pres. Children вЂњare the living messages that we send to a future we will never see,вЂќ he often said.

He underwent an undisclosed medical procedure, and his office expected that he would only miss about one week of work.Д¬ummings was committed to ensuring that the next generation has access to quality health care and education, clean air and water, and a strong economy defined by fiscal responsibility. Recently, and in increasingly rare sightings of the congressman, Cummings was seen using a walker. I said, вЂthis canвЂ™t happen.вЂ™ I said they were the last of the old guard,вЂќ Shaneman said. I would fuss at him about watching his blood pressure. вЂњHe always called me the boss because he told his team I was a short woman with a big voice. Elijah Saunders and I took care of Congressman Cummings for for his blood pressure,вЂќ said CummingsвЂ™ longtime nurse, Barbara вЂњB.J.вЂќ Shaneman. In recent years, Cummings had been in and out of the hospital. Cummings said her husbandвЂ™s death resulted from complications concerning longstanding health challenges. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the congressmanвЂ™s wife and chair of the Maryland Democratic Committee, said Cummings died at 2:45 a.m. Congress, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7), died early Thursday morning, Oct.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and a titan of the U.S.

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