Delivering the final tribute of the service, former President Barack Obama recounted the boost Cummings gave him during his presidency, especially during the tougher times.
“There is something about his voice that just made you feel better,” Obama said. “That deep baritone. A prophetic voice.”
More than once during his presidency, when the economy was struggling to pull out of a recession, or when health care legislation seemed dead in Congress, Obama said he would watch Cummings rally his colleagues. Cummings would tell them that the cost of doing nothing isn’t nothing, and folks would remember why they entered public service.
“He would remind all of us that our time is too short not to fight for what’s good, and what is true and what is best in America, Obama said. “And now it falls on us to continue his work.”
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