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March 2014

March 27, 2014

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 27, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census, and Rep. Gerald E.


March 27, 2014
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 27, 2014)—Yesterday, all 17 Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter calling on the Committee's Chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, to end his partisan investigation of the attacks in Benghazi and begin focusing instead on conducting responsible oversight in order to implement constructive reforms to protect our diplomatic corps overseas.

March 26, 2014

Reps. Moran, Cummings, Tierney, Cartwright, Lujan-Grisham Original Cosponsors

WASHINGTON - Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), joined by Congressmen Jim Moran (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), John Tierney (D-MA) and other House members, today introduced legislation in the House to provide a 3.3 percent pay raise to federal workers. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act would provide the pay hike to all federal employees in calendar year 2015.


March 26, 2014

Experts Include Two Former House Counsels and Three Former Supreme Court Clerks


March 16, 2014

Washington, D.C. (March 17, 2014)—Following the issuance by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Inspector General of a report finding that the DOJ has not prioritized the investigation of mortgage fraud and has reported unreliable and inflated statistics regarding the scope of its prosecutorial efforts, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Rep.


March 14, 2014

Washington, DC (Mar. 13, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner asking for a copy of any memorandum or opinion he has received from House Counsel relating to the procedures for holding Lois Lerner in contempt.

Below is the full letter: