'Where have you been'? Dem Rep. Cummings suddenly realizes Congress' job

Wait…theyre just discovering this NOW?! https://t.co/LgUPMCMiKR

— Emily Zanotti’s Great & Unmatched Wisdom (@emzanotti) January 11, 2017

This is … this is just … well, see for yourself:

NEW: @RepCummings responds to Donald Trump presser: "It is now up to Congress…to act as an independent check on the Executive Branch." pic.twitter.com/B29yFQMg38

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 11, 2017

Gee, Rep. Cummings. Ya think?

https://twitter.com/RickGarnett/status/819241475481436160

that's always been the role of Congress, sir @RepCummings

— Captain Caveman ? (@BenHardee) January 11, 2017

Yeah, that's sort of that whole point of a system of checks & balances

— Cody Hall (@RCodyHall) January 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/819297438628450304

yeah….. ever take a civics class? That's kinda the idea

— Justin S. (@Sparky02gt) January 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/AircraftSparky/status/819240829743144960

https://twitter.com/jacob_65/status/819266867432828928

It’s great that a Democratic congressman is acknowledging that we have a system of checks and balances. But it would’ve been a whole lot nicer if Dems had given a crap about its importance for the past eight years.

And where has @RepCummings been for the last 8 years?

— Fred Nicolaysen (@phred47) January 11, 2017

where were you for the past 8 years??? Hypocrites!!!

— Peter Duane (@peterjduane) January 11, 2017

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Where have you been @RepCummings for the past 8 years, bro?!

— GraceUnderPressure (@ExitStageRite) January 11, 2017

where the hell has he been the last 8 years.

— Evergreen is cancer (@Dino_privilege) January 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/Rschrim/status/819258074649231360

So now you want to act as a check? After you spent 8 years running interference for the executive?

— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) January 11, 2017

Hysterical that it never occurred to @RepCummings to act as a check on the executive for the last 8 years.

— Brian O'Fall (@applecharlie5) January 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/shutiggyup/status/819259197523185666

https://twitter.com/david_g1517/status/819259517452029952

https://twitter.com/McCarthyKnew/status/819241045598863363

hey @RepCummings where you all been for 8 years? under a massive rock? eff off.

— Marie (@DMarie1953) January 11, 2017