June 2011
June 3, 2011
Washington, D.C. – Today Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings, joined by all seven Subcommittee Ranking Members, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa objecting to his new policy on minority witnesses.
This unprecedented new policy, instituted on March 25, designates all Administration officials invited to testify by Chairman Issa to testify before the Committee as "minority witnesses." The new policy also requires the minority to submit their witness requests before Chairman Issa reveals the identities of witnesses he has invited to hearings.