June 2011
Washington, DC - Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Democratic Members requested a "minority day of hearings" to hear testimony relating to the flow of illegal guns to Mexico in connection to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) "Operation Fast and Furious" program.
"The allegations that have been made are very troubling," Cummings said at today's hearing. "No legitimate examination of this issue will be complete without analyzing our nation's gun laws."
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded President Obama for signing an Executive Order to launch the Campaign to Cut Waste, which will protect taxpayers from waste, fraud, and abuse by capitalizing on the success of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Darrell E. Issa raising questions about how he intends to proceed with the Committee's investigation into allegations of abuse in gun trafficking investigations conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Cummings Warms to the Task of Being Issa's Foil on Oversight Panel
Originally published at the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/06/02/02greenwire-cummings-warms-to-the-task-of-being-issas-foil-44231.html?pagewanted=print
By JOHN MCARDLE of Greenwire
As the House Republican majority pursues multiple ways to reduce the burden of government regulation on private businesses, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) has been offering a cautionary tale from his teenage years in Baltimore.