By — Associated Press Associated Press By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-former-congressman-elijah-cummingss-official-portrait-unveiled-at-the-capitol Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Former Congressman Elijah Cummings’s official portrait unveiled at the Capitol Politics Updated on Sep 15, 2022 2:54 PM EDT — Published on Sep 14, 2022 1:54 PM EDT An official portrait of former Congressman Elijah Cummings was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Watch the ceremony in the player above. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip James Clyburn spoke at the event. Cummings died in 2019 at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges. He was 68. A sharecropper’s son, Cummings became the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his black-majority district, which encompasses a large portion of Baltimore as well as more well-to-do suburbs. The portrait was commissioned by the congressman’s widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, and was painted by Baltimore artist Jerrell Gibbs. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press By — News Desk News Desk
An official portrait of former Congressman Elijah Cummings was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Watch the ceremony in the player above. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip James Clyburn spoke at the event. Cummings died in 2019 at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges. He was 68. A sharecropper’s son, Cummings became the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his black-majority district, which encompasses a large portion of Baltimore as well as more well-to-do suburbs. The portrait was commissioned by the congressman’s widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, and was painted by Baltimore artist Jerrell Gibbs. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now