Cummings: I will not give summons to appear as "Halloween candy"

The Congressman who will probably lead most of the House of Democrats' investigations into the administration of President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that he would use his subpoena powers in moderation and he would focus on pushing the agenda forward. that interest all Americans.

"I'm not going to give summons to appear as someone distributes sweets on Halloween," said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) To moderator George Stephanopoulos. in the program "This Week" of the ABC channel.

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"If I have to use them, they will be used in a methodical way," he said, "and this must be in the public interest".

Cummings is the most democrat on the powerful House oversight committee. He is expected to take over the group after his party took over the Republican House in Tuesday's midterm elections.

"Even in the Trump country, they basically say," We want transparency, we want honesty and we want integrity, "said Cummings," but they want something else, George, they want a responsibility to this president, and that's exactly what I'll do if I'm lucky enough to have this chance. "

Cummings said he expected to take into account the political proposals "that concern us every day," adding that he is "laser-focused on the problems that even President Trump says he wants to work on", such as as prices of prescription drugs.

"I'm going to do what the American people sent us to Washington to do," he said.