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September 2013

September 16, 2013

Washington, DC— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the latest in a series of partisan Republican staff reports released by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa about the attacks in Benghazi. After making repeated unsubstantiated accusations against the Pentagon and the State Department, this latest report purports to find fault with the Accountability Review Board (ARB) that was established to make security recommendations after the attacks.


September 10, 2013

Washington, DC -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's address tonight to the nation regarding Syria:


September 10, 2013

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to news reports that Syria has accepted a Russian proposal to give up chemical weapons:


September 6, 2013

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement that he will address the American people on Tuesday regarding a strike on Syria:


September 2, 2013

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement about the proposed resolution for the use of military force in Syria: