Rep. Elijah Cummings: Life & Legacy

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: House Oversight ant Reform Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings speaks at the National Press Club August 7, 2019 in Washington, DC. Cummings addressed members of the organization during a luncheon and touched on a number of issues including ongoing investigations of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Rep. Elijah Cummings Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: The flag-draped casket of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is seen as the late congressman lies in state during a memorial service at the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Cummings passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rep. Elijah Cummings Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: The flag-draped casket of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is carried by honor guard into the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol for a memorial service October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Cummings passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges." (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

Rep. Elijah Cummings Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: The flag-draped casket of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is escorted up the East Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol by a military honor guard prior to lying in state inside Statuary Hall during a memorial service October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Cummings passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges." (Photo by Bill Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

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Rep. Elijah Cummings lies in repose at a ceremony at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

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Members Of The House Oversight Cmte Deliver Remarks To Press

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) speaks to reporters about U.S. President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor Gen. Michael Flynn April 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. Chaffetz and Cummings said they have seen no evidence that Flynn complied with U.S. law for receiving permission for foreign payments from Russia or for reporting those payments. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

House Holds Hearing On Hatch Act Violations By Trump Administration Officials

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) conducts a markup hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee June 26, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee has voted to subpoena White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after she failed to appear at a hearing focusing on "Violations of the Hatch Act Under the Trump Administration." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Testifies Before House Oversight Committee

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) makes closing remarks after testimony from Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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US Representative Elijah Cummings, Democrat of Maryland and Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, pauses as he delivers a press conference following the former Special Counsel's testimony before the House Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2019. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi And House Dems Introduce Democracy Reform Agenda, The "For The People Act"

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (R) speaks as Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (L) listens during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol January 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference to introduce H.R.1, the "For the People Act," a reform package "to restore the promise of our nation's democracy, end the culture of corruption in Washington, and reduce the role of money in politics to return the power back to the American people." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Democratic National Convention: Day One

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 25: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) gestures while delivering a speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Testifies Before House Oversight Committee

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) gives his closing statement after Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies At 68

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 17: A photograph of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is pinned up outside the committee's offices in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. Representing Maryland's 7th Congressional District since 1996, Cummings passed away early Thursday at the age of 68. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies At 68

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 17: Black bunting is hung over the desk where House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sat during hearings in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. Representing Maryland's 7th Congressional District since 1996, Cummings passed away early Thursday at the age of 68. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Rep. Elijah Cummings Discusses House Investigation Into The Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: House Oversight ant Reform Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings speaks at the National Press Club August 7, 2019 in Washington, DC. Cummings addressed members of the organization during a luncheon and touched on a number of issues including ongoing investigations of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

House Oversight And Reform Committee Hears Testimony From Patients On The Impact Of Rising Drug Prices

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) prepares for a hearing on drug pricing in the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill July 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony heard from patients and their family members about the negative impacts of rising drug prices in the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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US Representative Elijah Cummings, Democrat of Maryland and Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, gestures as he delivers a press conference following the former Special Counsel's testimony before the House Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2019. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)

House Democrats Elect New Leaders

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) speaks to members of the press during a Democratic Caucus meeting to elect new leadership on Capitol Hill on November 28, 2018 in Washington, DC. House Democrats have nominated Rep. Nancy Pelosi to run for Speaker of the House and elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to be the new House Democratic caucus chair for the 116th Congress. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Guests Arrive For White House State Dinner In Honor Of French President

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Maryland, right, and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings arrive to a state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in honor of French President Francois Hollande at the White House on February 11, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama and Hollande said the U.S. and France are embarking on a new, elevated level of cooperation as they confront global security threats in Syria and Iran, deal with climate change and expand economic cooperation. (Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

Rep. Elijah Cummings Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a memorial service for late Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Cummings, a key figure in Democrats' impeachment inquiry and a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, died at the age of 68 on October 17 due to complications concerning long-standing health challenges. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)