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By Frederick N. Rasmussen
“Elinor was kind, gracious and committed to her work and devoted to her family,” said her first cousin, Rep. Kweisi Mfume. “She was built for motherhood and had honed her matriarchal spirit a longtime as a girl who wanted to have a family and see them succeed her. She earned the right to be the matriarch of our family.
“She was brilliant in her own right, was very studious, and had a sharp mind. She clearly was a lot smarter than me. Stuff came to her easy whereas I had to work at it.”
Mfume, Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announces the Addition of Bear Creek Sediments Site in Baltimore County to the Superfund National Priorities List for Environmental Cleanup
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s historic investments will help clear the backlog of sites awaiting funding for cleanup and restoration
Mfume, Brown, Hoyer, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes, Raskin and Trone Request Investigation into Bias in Maryland National Guard
Black and women officer candidates were dismissed at significantly higher rates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Anthony G. Brown, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-MD) called on the National Guard Inspector General to investigate bias in the Maryland National Guard.
By Lisa Robinson
Mfume acknowledged that Lacks' cells have led to remarkable research.
"Those cells have been responsible for remarkable research, leading to the cure of Polio -- research in Parkinson's, hemophilia, leukemia, HIV," Mfume said.
But Lacks never gave consent to have her cells used in research. Her family was not informed or compensated.
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Rep. Kweisi Mfume Files Bill Honoring Henrietta Lacks with the Congressional Gold Medal
Washington, D.C., Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume filed legislation to posthumously honor the immortal life of Henrietta Lacks with a Congressional Gold Medal. Ms. Lacks tragically died of cancer in 1951, at the age of thirty-one, after undergoing treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Congressman Kweisi Mfume Statement Regarding the American Rescue Plan Housing Announcement in Baltimore City and Anniversary of Enactment of the American Rescue Plan
Baltimore, MD – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released the following statement regarding today’s American Rescue Plan Housing Announcement in Baltimore City and the one-year anniversary of passage of the American Rescue Plan.
Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announce More than $38 Million in Reimbursement Funds for Statewide COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Congressman Kweisi Mfume Introduces Bill to Award WWII Hero Doris Miller the Congressional Gold Medal, He Saved Many Lives During Pearl Harbor Attack
Washington, DC, Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced legislation posthumously awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Mr. Doris (Dorie) Miller, an African American ship’s cook serving in the racially segregated steward’s branch of the U.S. Navy, in recognition of his acts of valor during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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By Congressman Kweisi Mfume
Last week, I brought the Government Operations Subcommittee of U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee to Baltimore for a hearing on postal service delays. I extend my thanks to Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly and the entire Oversight Committee for working with me to bring this hearing to Maryland’s 7th District.
In addition, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the hardworking women and men of the United States Postal Service who are not to blame for the failures with our national delivery system.