Cummings Commends Holder for Devoted Service as AG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BALTIMORE, MD (Sep. 25, 2014) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) issued the following statement after U.S. Attorney General Eric J. Holder announced his plans to resign after six years in that role:

“Over the past six years, Attorney General Holder has worked to improve our nation’s broken justice system, enforce civil rights laws, ban racial profiling, rekindle trust between law enforcement and communities of color, restructure sentencing guidelines, and identify constructive alternatives to incarceration.  In the process, he has improved how our courts and law enforcement officers do their jobs.

“As the first-ever African American to serve in this position, Attorney General Holder has promoted equal protection under the law by building bridges across ideology, race, gender, and class.  His capacity to fight for the rights of every American has been boundless, and his plan to continue many of those battles beyond his tenure at the Department of Justice is a testament to his character.

“In his 26 years of public service, he has built a legacy of which he can be extremely proud, and I wish him the best as he moves on to new endeavors.”

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