Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton will be among those delivering remarks at Friday’s funeral, according to the congressman’s office. As chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Cummings was a regular on television news panels and a leading figure in the Trump impeachment inquiry. The Morgan State University Choir will perform, and a bipartisan group of leaders from the House and Senate will participate in a wreath-laying, Pelosi’s office said. ADThe event at Morgan State began in the morning with a viewing and ran through the evening with a public ceremony for elected officials to celebrate his life. Jocelyn Daniels, 19, a Morgan State sophomore who worked as an intern on Capitol Hill, said she will remember Cummings as a congressman who “was forceful and powerful.”“He stood for his convictions,” said her friend, Aaron Quartey, 21, a junior at the university.

Source: Washington Post October 23, 2019 22:58 UTC