Lawmakers on Thursday dedicated the House Oversight and Reform Committee room in honor of the late former Chairman Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (D-Md.).

“For decades, perhaps centuries, people are going to walk into this room. They're gonna look up as they come in the room and see ‘Elijah Cummings Oversight Committee Room,’ and they will turn to somebody and say, ‘Who was Elijah Cummings?’” House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton HoyerHouse Democrats postpone vote on marijuana decriminalization bill Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep MORE (D-Md.) said Thursday during the plaque unveiling.

“And perhaps those who knew him well will say, ‘He was better than us'," he added.

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Congress members honored Cummings as they unveiled the plaque honoring the chairman.

Cummings died in October from health complications. He was 68.

Democrats spoke of their former colleague’s dedication to public service; Hoyer said the longtime civil rights advocate was in public life for “the best of reasons.”

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“Elijah brought [with] him an experience and experiences that informed his empathy for others,” Hoyer added.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he’d often speak with Cummings about what it means to hold onto their faith.

“I will always hold onto Elijah Cummings," Clyburn said. "He meant so much to me, he meant so much to my family, he meant so much to the United States House of Representatives and the world.”

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiAs families deal with coronavirus, new federal dollars should follow the student Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates Hypocrisy rules on both sides over replacing Justice Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) said Cummings was, and continues to be as he’s “dancing with the angels,” a blessing for the country.

“As we say 'God bless America,' he really did,” she said.