July 2014
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Washington, DC —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement in response to a letter from Chairman Issa insisting that his unilateral subpoena remains in effect for testimony tomorrow from David Simas, an Assistant to the President and the Director of the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach.
WASHINGTON – Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., released the following statements after U.S. House of Representatives passage of bipartisan measures reported out of the Committee, including bills to modify the savings program for federal workers contributing toward retirement, to improve whistleblower protections, to modernize the Federal Register, and to provide additional authority to District of Columbia Courts to make managerial and personnel decisions.
Washington, D.C.—Today, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to extend a pilot program under the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act for three additional years.
Washington, DC —On Friday afternoon, Rep. Darrell E. Issa, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, disregarded serious concerns raised in a detailed letter from the Committee's Ranking Democrat, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, and issued two new unilateral subpoenas, bringing his total to 98 subpoenas since he became Chairman three and a half years ago.