Elijah Eugene Cummings, Congressman Elijah Cummings opening statement at US Congress contraception hearing (2012)
“ It has allowed women to control their lives and make very personal decisions about how many children to have and when to have them.I think everyone understands what is going on here today. The Chairman is promoting a conspiracy theory that the federal government is conducting a “war” against religion. He has stacked the hearing with witnesses who agree with his position. He has not invited the Catholic Health Association, Catholic Charities, Catholics United, or a host of other Catholic groups that praised the White House for making the accommodation they made last week. ”
