April 2014

Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (G.A.O.) report of the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) process:

WASHINGTON – Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) praised unanimous House passage of the bipartisan Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) which was approved earlier this month in the Senate and now heads to President Obama's desk for his signature. The DATA Act is sponsored by Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Cummings in the House and by Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in the Senate.

Washington, D.C. (Apr. 17, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell E. Issa regarding allegations that he and his staff somehow colluded with the IRS to target the organization True the Vote.

Washington, D.C. (Apr. 15, 2014)—Today, Reps. Darrell E. Issa, Elijah E. Cummings, Blake Farenthold, and Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census, as well as Rep. David G.

New Documents Show High Error Rates at Banks, Foreclosure Review Terminated Before Full Harm Revealed

At today's business meeting before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress, Chairman Darrell Issa objected to a request by Ranking Member Elijah Cummings to release the full transcripts of all interviews with IRS and Treasury employees conducted during the Committee's investigation.

Members Object to Issa's Return to McCarthy Era Tactics