BREAKING: Elijah Cummings Has Died

Leah Barkoukis / Townhall Tipsheet

Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., died Thursday morning at Johns Hopkins Hospital from “complications concerning longstanding health challenges,” his office said in a statement.

BREAKING: US Rep. Elijah Cummings has died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement.

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 17, 2019

Cummings, 68, was the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee and heavily involved in the impeachment inquiry.

Cummings, of Baltimore, has not returned to work after an undisclosed medical procedure that he said would only keep him away for about a week. […]

He missed two roll call votes Thursday, the first day back following a two-week recess. He previously released a statement saying he’d be back by the time the session resumed. The 68-year-old hasn’t taken part in a roll call vote since Sept. 11.

The unidentified procedure caused Cummings to miss a September hearing on Washington, D.C., statehood. His statement didn’t detail the procedure. He previously was treated for heart and knee issues. (FoxNews.com)

WATCH: @morningmika and @JoeNBC reflect on the life and career of "our dear friend," the late Rep. Elijah Cummings. "He will be missed." pic.twitter.com/r6rSZbbaec

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 17, 2019

My condolences to the family of Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland who went to be with the Lord early this morning at 68 years of age.

May God grant his family strength & peace in these difficult moments & his soul eternal rest.

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) October 17, 2019

Cummings represented Maryland’s 7^th Congressional District since 1996.