Pallbearers lift the casket of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings before his funeral service at New Psalmist Baptist Church, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore.
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Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is being remembered by family, friends and colleagues in a church in Baltimore.
Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are among those honoring the House Oversight Committee chairman and civil rights advocate who died on Oct. 17. Watch the funeral service live.
In a time of great political upheaval, the country has lost a formidable force. Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings passed away last week at the age of 68.