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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, arrives to hear testimony from Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, arrives to hear testimony from Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

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February 27, 2019 5:47 p.m.

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At the end of a daylong House Oversight Committee hearing featuring Michael Cohen, Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) gave an impassioned closing statement thanking Cohen for appearing before the committee and pleading for a return to normalcy in American politics.

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Cummings: "We have got to get back to normal" pic.twitter.com/EZsQrEo6WX

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Cummings empathizes with Cohen as a father of two daughters pic.twitter.com/yRFadhSYdh

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Cummings hopes Cohen ordeal can help the country be better pic.twitter.com/woZgSrdBIQ

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David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.

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