BALTIMORE, MD - OCTOBER 25: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton touches the casket of late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) during funeral services for Cummings at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Pool October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)
Cummings Funeral Services
Pallbearers, left, carry the casket containing the body of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings ahead of his funeral at New Psalmist Baptist Church, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. Rep. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: A choir sings during the funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. Rep. Cummings passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges." (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD - OCTOBER 25: The flag-draped casket of late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is seen at the start of funeral services for Cummings at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Bishop Walter Thompson delivers the eulogy during the funeral service for Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at New Psalmist Baptist Church on October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Bishop Walter Thompson delivers the eulogy during the funeral service for Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at New Psalmist Baptist Church on October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Pallbearers carry the casket of the late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) during funeral services at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Julio Cortez-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton hug at the conclusion of funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Julio Cortez-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Bishop Walter S. Thompson, Sr., delivers the eulogy during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Julio Cortez-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Former U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Maya Rockeymoore Cummings speaks during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Former President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the funeral service for Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at New Psalmist Baptist Church on October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Harry Spikes, a staff member of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), speaks during Cummings' funeral at New Psalmist Baptist Church on October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Maya Rockeymoore Cummings hugs former President Barack Obama during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Julio Cortez-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Maya Rockeymoore Cummings pauses while speaking during the funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Julio Cortez-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Adia Cummings (R), daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, gestures while standing next to her sister, Jennifer Cummings, while speaking during funeral services at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Julio Cortez-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD - OCTOBER 25: Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD - OCTOBER 25: Former U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) speaks during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Mourners attend the funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Justin T. Gellerson-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: The flag-draped casket of late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is seen during funeral services at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Justin T. Gellerson-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Morgan State University Chairman Kwiesi Mfume wipes away a tear as he delivers remarks during the funeral service for Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at New Psalmist Baptist Church on October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: A view of the program during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners Attend Funeral Of Rep. Elijah Cummings In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: A view of the program during funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church October 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. A sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cummings died last week of complications from longstanding health problems at the age of 68. (Photo by Lloyd Fox-Pool/Getty Images)
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