March 2011
Documents for the March 31st Full Committee Hearing: "Why isn't the DHS meeting the President's Standard on FOIA"
(Washington, D.C.) – Only weeks after cutting billions in education funding, House Republicans have scheduled a vote today on legislation (H.R. 471) that would increase the federal deficit by reestablishing the failed District of Columbia voucher program.
(Washington, DC)—Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was joined by all Democratic Members of the Committee in introducing H.R. 1144, the "Transparency and Openness in Government Act" to strengthen the nation's core open government laws.
Documents for the March 17th Full Committee Hearing: "The Freedom of Information Act: Crowdsourcing Government Oversight"
Read Ranking Member Cummings' Opening Statement.
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR), today joined Committee Democrats in the beginning stages of an investigation into foreclosure fraud, robosigning and other errors committed by the private mortgage servicer industry.
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR), today joined Committee Democrats to focus on a massive amount of revenue being lost by the United States Government, thanks to shoddy legislation. Cummings suggested a legislative solution to that loss and requested the help of OGR Chairman Darrell Issa (CA-49) to ensure that solution passes smoothly through the House of Representatives.
"We're being cheated," said Cummings.