May 2012
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee Members Gerald Connolly and Chris Murphy sent a letter to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker seeking answers to three simple questions about his 2011 testimony before the Committee in light of a new videotape that appears to contradict his statements.
Letters Question More Than $750 Million in Unsubstantiated Charges by Contractor, Inadequate Pentagon Oversight
Washington, DC— Today, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, regarding the Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), which has pushed for changes to weaken the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Washington DC (May 22, 2012)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced legislation to reform the process by which so-called "gray market" drug companies buy and sell drugs facing national shortages.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Committee Member Peter Welch sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that the Committee hold a hearing with JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and other executives involved in the trading strategy that resulted in losses exceeding $2 billion.
Washington, DC—Today, the House passed by a vote of 394 to 27 an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Bob Filner, Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Rep. Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, that significantly expands foreclosure protections for servicemembers, their families, and disabled veterans.
Washington, DC— Today, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke after an examination of hundreds of internal documents relating to the Wal-Mart bribery allegations.