- Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died Oct. 17 at 68, was remembered at a funeral at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Hundreds of people gathered this morning in Baltimore for the funeral service of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings — including former presidents and other powerful politicians who came to remember the congressman.
Cummings, a longtime Maryland Democrat and key figure leading investigations into President Trump, died last week at the age of 68. He was the first African American congressman to lie in repose at the Capitol.
Bishop Walter S. Thompson Sr. said he saw Rep. Elijah Cummings on the morning that he signed a pair of subpoenas. It would be one of Cummings' last official acts.
"I saw him that morning. I did not know he was still working, but he was working," he said. "But that was not his last official act for God... But Elijah's last official act for the kingdom of God was to bring power to church," he said.
Former President Barack Obama spoke today at Rep. Elijah Cummings' funeral, commenting on the late lawmaker's "steadfast faith" and "dogged determination."
"He was never complacent, for he knew that without clarity of purpose and a steadfast faith and a dogged determination demanded by our liberty, the promise of this nation could wither. Complacency, he knew, was not only corrosive for our collective lives, but for our individual lives," Obama said to applause.
"You're not a sucker to have integrity and to treat others with respect," Obama added.
Former President Bill Clinton said although the late congressman is gone, he should remain a constant voice of encouragement and courage.
Clinton said he loved "every minute" of his conversations with Rep. Elijah Cummings.
"I love every minute I ever spent with him, every conversation we ever had. But we should hear him now in the quiet times at night and in the morning, when we need courage, when we get discouraged, when we don’t know if we can believe anymore, we should hear him," Clinton said to applause.
This morning at the late Rep. Elijah Cummings' funeral in Baltimore, former President Barack Obama spoke about the congressman's humble upbringing.
Obama shared a story Cummings told about his father, Robert, who worked as a sharecropper.
President Obama just took the stage to speak about Rep. Elijah Cummings. You can watch live above.
Speaking at the late Rep. Elijah Cummings' funeral in Baltimore this morning, former President Bill Clinton spoke to the congressman's dedication in defending the Constitution.
President Bill Clinton just took the stage to give remarks at late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings' funeral in Baltimore. Watch live above.