Speeches by Congressman Cummings (2003-Present)

Archived Speeches
(1997-2002)

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October 5, 2006
Baltimore Medical System (BMS) St. Agnes Hospital Open House
Baltimore, Maryland
Topic: Healthcare is a Human Right

October 4, 2006
Baltimore City Council Land Use and Transportation Committee
Hearing on the Baltimore City Task Force on Inclusionary Zoning and Housing
Baltimore, Maryland
Topic: Statement of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings

September 13, 2006
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
“Oversight Hearing on Low Pressure Liquid Pipelines: In the North Slope, Greater Prudhoe Bay, Alaska”
Topic: Opening Statement of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings

February 23, 2006
Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
Sixth Annual Public Policy and Leadership Conference
Topic: We Are an Abiding Movement, Not a Campaign for this Moment Alone
Follow up: Article from Harvard Newspaper

April 13, 2004
Celebration of Diversity Week Address
Northern Virginia Community College
Alexandria, Virginia
Topic:  Before Brown/Beyond Boundaries --
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

March 25, 2004
The Centennial Commemoration of Ethiopian-US Diplomatic Relations
Howard University African Studies Department
Howard University Ralph J Bunche International Affairs Center
The Armour J. Blackburn Center, Washington, D.C.
Topic: The Diplomacy of Human Empowerment

January 19, 2004
The. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Address
Lehigh University
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Topic: We are Living in a Genuine Civilization Struggling to be Born

January 6, 2004
Remarks at Howard County Board of Social Services Annual Legislators' Breakfast
Columbia, Maryland
Topic: Opening doors to real economic opportunity

December 19, 2003
Remarks at Grand Opening of Waters Tower Project
Baltimore, Maryland
Topic: Another Step in Baltimore's Neighborhood Renaissance

November 20, 2003
Special Order Statement Before the U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Topic: Honoring Maryland Delegate Howard Peters "Pete" Rawlings

November 3, 2003
Remarks to the Fannie Mae Housing Impact Advisory Committee Dinner
Washington, D.C.
Topic: Every Family Deserves Their Own Home

May 7, 2003
Statement Before the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines Hearing
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Topic: Highway and Transit Needs: The State and Local Perspective

May 1, 2003
Special Order Statement Before the U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Topic: Honoring Senator Clarence Blount

April 28, 2003
Grand Opening of New Operating Rooms
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Topic: Operating Rooms of the Future

April 8, 2003
Statement Before U.S. House of Representatives
In Support of Affirmative Action
Topic: Why We Need Affirmative Action -- The Young People of America Can't Wait

March 2, 2003
"Cost of War" Community Meeting
Columbia, Maryland
Topic: America's Self-Interest & National Morality Raise Serious Questions about War in Iraq

February 24, 2003
The Annual Conference of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Baltimore, Maryland
Topic: Sustaining Our Coalition of Conscience

January 15, 2003
Capitol Hill Press Conference
Washington, D.C.
Topic: We Cannot Wait: Support for Policies of Inclusion in America's Public Universities