Elijah Cummings, Esteemed Longtime Baltimore Congressman, Has Died At 68
(CBS) -- Representative Elijah Cummings, of Baltimore, died early Thursday at the age of 68, his office said.
Cummings passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 2:45 a.m. from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said.
He hadn't returned to work after having a medical procedure that he said would only keep him away for about a week, The Baltimore Sun pointed out.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee chairman, a Democrat and 23-year House veteran, was a key figure in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a recent target of intense criticism from the president.
