Thread by @OversightDems

#THREAD: In honor of our forever Chairman @RepCummings, we are sharing some of his most powerful moments of the 116th Congress that embody: Pain. Passion. Purpose.

One of @RepCummings’ top priorities was always the rising costs of prescription drug prices and it was his first hearing as Chairman. He told a mother, whose daughter tragically died when they could not afford the price of insulin, "you are not alone."
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@RepCummings Chairman @RepCummings was a tireless champion for voting rights. During his second hearing as Chairman about #HR1, he shared that the last words from his 92-year-old mother were: “do not let them take the vote away from us.”

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@RepCummings Chairman @RepCummings:

"When we’re dancing with the angels, the question we’ll be asked: In 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing?"

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@RepCummings Chairman @RepCummings was dedicated to treating the opioid crisis like the public health emergency it is. He believed that the Trump Admin's Response to the Drug Crisis hearing was “one of the most critical hearings we will hold in this entire Congress.” bit.ly/2PiiQ70

@RepCummings Chairman @RepCummings introduced the CARE Act w/ @SenWarren to address the opioid crisis and “finally get to the heart of this problem by providing stable and sustained funding for states and local communities to expand access to evidence-based treatment.” bit.ly/365IXDO

@RepCummings @SenWarren Chairman @RepCummings questioned former DHS Secretary McAleenan over the inhumane conditions at border facilities.

He said: “We are the United States of America! We are the greatest country in the world. Come on. We’re better than that."

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@RepCummings @SenWarren In March, Chairman @RepCummings gave a powerful TedTalk encouraging us to "throw labels aside, and concentrate on being Americans."

In July, Chairman @RepCummings urged us all to do what we can to keep our democracy intact:

https://twitter.com/RepCummings/status/1154161356171599877?s=20

Chairman @RepCummings closed his National Press Club address with this:

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