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SPECIAL REPORT: "OUTGUNNED: Law Enforcement Agents Warn Congress They Lack Adequate Tools to Counter Illegal Firearms Trafficking"
June 29, 2011
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Issues: Defense & National Security
Ranking Member Cummings Responds to Issa Contempt Threats
April 20, 2011
Press Release

Ranking Member Cummings's statement on threats of contempt charges by Chairman Issa to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: "Our Committee has a responsibility to investigate allegations of waste, fraud and abuse. However, despite my repeated requests, Chairman Issa has refused to meet with the Department of Justice to ensure that his actions do not compromise ongoing investigations and prosecutions, including a trial of 20 individuals that is scheduled to begin in June."

Issues: Defense & National Security
Ranking Member Cummings objects to Issa’s subpoena: DOJ says ongoing investigations could be compromised.
April 1, 2011
Press Release

Washington, DC –Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, House Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today strongly objecting to a unilateral subpoena he issued to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' operation related to gun trafficking into Mexico.

Issues: Defense & National Security Department of Justice
Full Committee Hearing: Why isn't the DHS meeting the President's Standard on FOIA
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Full Committee Hearing: Implementation of Iran Sanctions
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Afghanistan and Pakistan: Oversight of a New Interagency Strategy Afghanistan and Pakistan: Oversight of a New Interagency Strategy
Full Committee Hearing: Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks: How It Endangers Citizens and Jeopardizes National Security
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The Rise of the Mexican Drug Cartels and U.S. National Security
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Full Committee Hearing: The Future of the V-22 Osprey: Costs, Capabilities, and Challenges
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Committee Holds Hearings on the Lack of Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity
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