July 2011
Thirty-four law professors wrote to Chairman Issa today urging him not to issue a subpoena to compel the disclosure of all documents relating to the NLRB's Office of General Counsel's investigation of Boeing's alleged discrimination against workers' rights.
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(July 26, 2011) Washington, DC – Today, all Democratic Members of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting a full Committee debate and vote before issuing any subpoena to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for documents related to its ongoing litigation against the Boeing Corporation for allegedly retaliating against workers in Washington State.
On Monday, July 18th, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings thanked Chairman Darrell E. Issa for agreeing to conduct a thorough, bipartisan investigation of illegal foreclosures, inflated fees, and other abuses against U.S. servicemembers and their families. Cummings provided Issa with drafts of joint letters to ten of the nation's largest mortgage servicing companies: Ally Financial, Bank of America Home Loans, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase & Co., MetLife, Inc., PHH Mortgage, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., SunTrust Banks, Inc., U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo & Company.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) introduced the "Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act." The legislation establishes a dedicated firearms trafficking statute to empower law enforcement to keep high-powered firearms out of the hands of dangerous criminals, including Mexican drug cartels.
A Bipartisan Victory for Servicemembers
Issa Joins Cummings to Hold Banks Accountable for Foreclosure Abuses Against Active-Duty Military