September 2011
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement in response to a decision by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to extend from three months to six months the forbearance period for unemployed homeowners with mortgages owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac.
Washington, D.C. -- Today Representatives Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services, and Robert Andrews, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, joined nine Members in writing to federal housing regulators requesting a comprehensive review of the challenges facing servicemembers who are forced to relocate for work and risk losing their homes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will deliver remarks at two community events tomorrow (TUESDAY) to encourage Congress to consider his comprehensive legislation, providing the U.S. Postal Service with the necessary latitude to make innovative structural changes to enable it to continue to deliver for decades to come.
Washington, D.C. - As the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee prepares to hold a hearing today to discuss whether the federal government should be investing in "green" jobs, Oversight Democrats released a report that details information about the status of green projects, businesses, job training programs, and jobs in each of the Committee Member's district and state.
Washington, DC -- Today, Ranking Members Elijah E. Cummings and Stephen Lynch introduced comprehensive legislation to address the Postal Service's current financial challenges and make innovative structural changes to enable it to continue to deliver for decades to come.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Congressman Stephen Lynch, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, will hold a press conference to announce comprehensive legislation to fundamentally change the Postal Service's business model to cut costs and increase revenue.
Washington, DC - The SEC Inspector General has completed a six-month investigation into allegations of conflict of interest against SEC's former general counsel, David Becker, concerning his role in the Commission's work relating to the victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. The IG's final report was issued publicly today. Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement: