Shirley Chisholm and Elijah Cummings each have demonstrated qualities I very much admire.
I became aware of Chisholm in the 1970s, through my dad. Like Chisholm, he was a former schoolteacher, and a blunt speaker. When Chisholm ran for President in 1972, he campaigned for her, despite understanding that her effort was in large part symbolic.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Elijah Cummings, a member of the House of Representatives for more than two decades, presented a model of behavior we could all benefit by emulating. In his role as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Cummings showed both skill and dignity in managing the hearing of Michael Cohen.
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