November 2011
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward DeMarco requesting information about $150 million in fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac imposed on mortgage servicing companies last year for failing to conduct foreclosures fast enough.
Washington, DC —Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hold a hearing with former lobbyist and convicted felon Jack Abramoff, who was recently released from prison after completing a three-and-a-half year sentence.
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and several Members of Congress sent a letter to Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), seeking information about mortgage servicing companies that may have improperly denied access to housing assistance programs for servicemembers ordered by the military to relocate.
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Issa raising serious concerns with new documents that suggest that Boeing inappropriately sought to use its political influence in Congress to prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from filing its enforcement action against Boeing for discriminating against its workers in Washington State.
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli requesting that he explain the basis for his testimony before the Committee on November 1, 2011, that EPA's proposed Air Toxics rule will increase electricity costs and result in the loss of jobs.
Washington, DC – Today, Attorney General Eric Holder called on Congress to provide the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with the legal tools they need to fight firearms trafficking along the Southwest border. Attorney General Holder asked Congress to take up the requests made by ATF field agents who testified before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 15, 2011. During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Attorney General Holder stated:
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Issa requesting that he invite Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to testify at the Committee's hearing on executive compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on November 16, 2011.
Washington, DC– Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Danny K.
Washington, DC – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to the law firm of Steven J. Baum requesting records, documents, and communications relating to allegations of improper and potentially illegal actions in the processing of foreclosures.