Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland died Thursday morning, according to his office.
The Democratic congressman has represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District since 1996 and served as the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, which is one of the committees involved in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
According to a statement from his office, Cummings “passed away at John Hopkins Hospital due to complications concerning longstanding health challenges.”
He was 68.