Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunMourners pause to pay their respects to Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunMourners pause to pay their respects to Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / APRep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus waits to attend a ceremony for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunCongressional Black Caucus members Rep. Joyce Beatty (Ohio 3rd) and Brenda Lawrence (Michigan 14th) show emotion following the memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings at the U.S. Capitol.
Erin Schaff / APRev. Al Sharpton, with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski behind him, pays pay respects after a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Cummings died at the age of 68 on October 17 due to complications concerning long-standing health challenges. (Erin Schaff/Pool via AP)
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / APRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., stops to pay her respects at the flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Waiting on the right is Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunThe Morgan State University Choir stands by the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APRep Elijah Cummings's widow Maya Rockeymoore, extends her arms to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., during a memorial services for Rep. Elijah Cummings.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APRep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, leans in to whisper words over the flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings at the U.S. Capitol .
MICHAEL REYNOLDS/APRep. Elijah Cummings' widow Maya Rockeymoore Cummings watches as the flag-draped casket of her husband is carried by members of the honor guard up the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Jose Luis Magana/APThe flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is carried by a joint services military honor guard up the steps of the U.S. Capitol, as his wife Maya Rockeymoore Cummings and other members of his family looks on in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunAs Congressional Black Caucus members gather, Rep. Ilhan Omar (right) helps pin a memorial red ribbon on Rep Ayanna Pressley prior to a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings at the U.S. Capitol.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunMilitary pallbearers carry the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings through the rotunda at the U.S. Capitol prior to a memorial service.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunU.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont talks with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol for Rep Elijah Cummings.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunThe Morgan State University Choir stands by the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
Bill Clark / APThe flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is carried by members of the honor guard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)
Mandel Ngan/APThe flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings lies in state at the Capitol in Washington.
Alex Wong / Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: The flag-draped casket of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is escorted by a honor guard during a memorial service at the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Cummings passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty ImagesUS Representative John Lewis (front), Democrat of Georgia, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather for the memorial for Rep. Elijah Cummings at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunCapitol police flank the casket of Rep Elijah Cummings during a memorial service in Statuary Hall.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunMembers of the public file by the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
Pool / Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: Maya Rockeymoore Cummings pauses during a memorial service for her late husband U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) before he lies in state in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Cummings passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges." (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty ImagesUS Representative Ilhan Omar (center), Democrat of Minnesota, arrives for the memorial for Rep. Elijah Cummings, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunMembers of the public file by the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunCongressional Black Caucus members gather in the Capitol Rotunda by the bust of Dr. Martin Luther King prior to a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings.
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty ImagesTwo policeman wait for the arrival of the casket of Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings to the Capitol to lie in state .
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at the service for Rep Elijah Cummings in Statuary Hall at the Capitol.
Jerry Jackson/Baltimore SunPallbearers stand down after moving the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
Alex Wroblewski / Getty ImagesU.S. Capitol police patrol Capitol Hill Thursday morning in Washington, DC. before Rep. Elijah Cummings lies in state
Pool / Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) arrives with other members of Congress to attend the memorial services of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Cummings passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges." (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
J. Scott Applewhite/APSen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, returns to the Senate following a memorial service for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings at the Capitol.
Pool / Getty ImagesA portrait of Rep. Elijah Cummings is carried into Statuary Hall prior to lying in state at the Capitol in Washington, DC.
Alex Wong/APThe flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., lies in state in the Capitol.
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Mourners pause to pay their respects to Rep. Elijah Cummings following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
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The late Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, joining an exclusive list of people to receive such an honor.
The Baltimore Democrat’s body will lie in National Statuary Hall. A ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. and feature a wreath-laying ceremony, a performance from the Morgan State University choir, and remarks from leaders such as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
You can watch the ceremony here.
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