Cummings Helped Bring Flint Water Crisis to National Stage (2)

Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime Maryland Democrat best known for his role as the top congressional watchdog of the Trump administration, was a chief force in propelling the Flint, Mich., water crisis to the national stage.

Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, died early Oct. 17 from a prolonged illness at 68. He was a leading figure in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

The late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)

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In 2016, Cummings represented Democrats in a series of high-profile hearings on the government missteps that left Flint, a city of nearly 100,000, with lead-contaminated drinking water.

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