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October 2011

October 26, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and other Members will meet with Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to discuss additional actions the agency can take to address the foreclosure crisis following changes announced Monday to its Home Affordable Refinance Program.


October 24, 2011

Washington, DC – Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings released the following statement in response to changes announced today by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). The changes are aimed at helping "underwater" homeowners take advantage of today's record-low interest rates.


October 21, 2011

Washington, DC – After a disappointing meeting with Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward DeMarco on October 6, Ranking Member Elijah E.


October 20, 2011

Washington, DC – After a disappointing meeting with Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward DeMarco on October 6, Ranking Member Elijah E.


October 19, 2011

Davis, White House Drug Policy Director, and Community Leaders Discuss Drug Policy


October 18, 2011

Washington, DC (Oct. 18, 2011) – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, responded to an announcement by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that it has instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to begin "transitioning away" from their use of designated foreclosure attorney networks to a system under which "mortgage servicers select qualified law firms that meet certain minimum, uniform criteria."


October 17, 2011

Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, is convening a forum featuring Gil Kerlikowske, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and local drug-control officials to discuss the impact of Federal and localized drug prevention and treatment initiatives to combat recidivism and substance misuse.

Issues: Health Care

October 17, 2011

Washington, DC – In an interview this morning on CBS's Face the Nation, Rep. Darrell E. Issa, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, officially confirmed for the first time recent press reports alleging that so-called "gun-walking" programs occurred during the Bush Administration, much earlier than previously known.

Without disclosing his sources, Issa defended the previous Administration's operations as "coordinated."


October 14, 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 preventing the minority from using its own travel budget.