Rep. Elijah Cummings Reflects On An Empty stadium And A Turbulent Week In Baltimore
May 2, 2015
In a nearly empty, lavishly ornate Speaker’s Lobby adjacent to the House floor on Thursday evening, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., was locked in a long embrace with state colleague Rep. Chris Van Hollen, trading words of encouragement and back-pats.
It had been a long, emotionally draining week — and the two Maryland lawmakers had a brief moment alone together between House votes to express support for one another.
The moment was a short break from the chaos that has engulfed the city that Cummings represents, Baltimore, where the 64-year-old representative spent much of this week, on the streets, meeting with young people, urging peace among the protests. The demonstrations there in response to the death in police custody of 25-year-old Freddie Gray have lasted for more than a week.
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