2013

January 2013

Warren and Cummings Launch Joint Investigation of Settlement Ending Independent Foreclosure Review Process
Issa, Cummings Ask for Briefing on Swartz Prosecution
Issa, Cummings Warn NFLPA That Players May Be Called Before Committee
Cummings Responds to President’s Nominations at CFPB and SEC
Oversight Committee Makes Bipartisan Call for Appointment of State Department IG
Cummings Announces Anticipated Subcommittee Ranking Members for Oversight Committee
Cummings Attends White House Event on Administration Gun Proposals
Panel Statements For Today's Forum on Challenges Voters Faced in 2012 Election
House Oversight Committee Statement on HGH Testing in Major League Baseball
Cummings to CFPB Director: “I Got Your Back”
Reps. Cummings and Waxman Release Documents Showing that Wal-Mart’s CEO was Informed of Mexican Bribery Allegations in 2005
Congressmen Connolly, Cummings Hold Forum to Examine Voting Challenges in Virginia and Nationwide During the 2012 Election
Cummings Issues Statement on AIG’s Decision Not to Join Bailout Lawsuit
Congressman Cummings to Give Remarks at National Consumer Protection Bureau’s Public Hearing on Mortgage Policy
Cummings Issues Statement on Potential AIG Lawsuit Against the Government
Cummings Reacts to New Foreclosure Settlement
House Oversight Committee Requests Briefing on Potential Independent Foreclosure Review Process Settlement
 

February 2013

Cummings Celebrates Rosa Parks Statue Unveiling, Urges Vigilance on Right to Vote
Cummings to House GOP Leaders: Act Now to Avert Sequestration Damage
Cummings Statement on Pay Freeze Bill (HR 273)
Cummings Asks Issa to Hold Hearings on Landmark GAO Decision to Add Climate Change to “High Risk” Report
Cummings Testimony Before Senate on Crisis Facing Postal Service
Cummings Responds to President’s State of the Union
ADVISORY: Cummings to Testify Before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs About the Challenges Facing the U.S. Postal Service
Cummings to Testify Before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs About the Challenges Facing the U.S. Postal Service
Cummings Disappointed with Postal Service’s Quarterly Earnings
Cummings Commends HUD on New Housing Discrimination Rule
Cummings Applauds House Task Force’s Gun Violence Prevention Principles
45 House Members Urge President to Nominate a Permanent Director of FHFA
Bipartisan Support Grows Quickly for House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking
Cummings Responds to U.S. Postal Service’s Intention to End Saturday Delivery
Issa, Cummings Question DOJ on FOIA
Members Introduce First Bipartisan House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking
Tuesday: Representatives to Announce First Bipartisan House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking
 

March 2013

New IG Report Exposes FHFA’s Failure to Properly Ensure Banks are Complying with Consumer Protection Laws
More Than 100 House Members Join Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Gun Trafficking
Warren and Cummings to Meet with Fed and OCC on Foreclosure Abuses
Banks Ignore Homeowner Complaints; New IG Report Faults FHFA Leadership
Oversight Leaders Introduce Federal Information Security Update Legislation
Issa & Cummings Unveil FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act
Victims and First Responders Call for Legislation to Combat Gun Trafficking at Bipartisan House Forum
DOCUMENTS: Gun Trafficking Forum
TUESDAY:Bipartisan Forum on Devastating Effects of Gun Trafficking Crimes
Cummings Lauds Senate Committee Passage of Gun Trafficking Bill; Urges Vote on Bipartisan House Companion
Bonamici and Cummings Introduce Bill to Stop Abuse and Fraud in Payday Lending
Federal Criminal Prosecutors Receive Furlough Notices as Sequester Begins
 

April 2013

Cummings Renews Call on Speaker Boehner to Retract Partisan, Flawed Benghazi Report
Cummings Calls on Boehner to Retract Flawed Benghazi Report and Apologize to Secretary Clinton
Cummings Introduces Bill to Create “Independent Monitor” to Oversee Settlement for Illegal Foreclosures and Other Abuses by Mortgage Servicers
Cummings, Speier Request Inspector General Review of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Efforts to Prevent Sexual Assault and Harassment
Ranking Democratic Members to Speaker Boehner: Don’t Politicize Our National Security with Partisan Benghazi Report
Cummings and Maloney Condemn Senate Action On Gun Bill
House Democratic Memo: Perez and DOJ Officials Acted Professionally and Effectively to Combat Discrimination
House Democrats Issue Memo on Perez Role in Magner v. Gallagher
Cummings Statement on NRA Agreement On Bill To Combat Gun Trafficking
Cummings Issues Statement on USPS Decision to Continue Six-Day Mail Delivery
Warren and Cummings to OCC and Federal Reserve: Illegal Foreclosures are Not ‘Corporate Trade Secrets’
Cummings Responds to GAO Report on Foreclosure Reviews
Bonamici and Cummings Urge Banks to Protect their Customers from Online Payday Lender Withdrawals
Cummings Remarks At NPC On Bipartisan Gun Trafficking Bill
TODAY: Cummings To Speak About Gun Legislation at National Press Club
 

May 2013

Cummings Introduces Legislation to Reform Defense Base Act Insurance Program
Cummings Opening Statement for IRS Oversight Hearing
Oversight Leaders Introduce Bipartisan DATA ACT
Cummings Condemns “Extreme Republican Overreach” on Benghazi
Cummings Introduces Bill to Reform "Gray Market" Drug Sales
Cummings Demands Public Hearing with Pickering and Mullen
Cummings Issues Statement on Resignation of IRS Acting Commissioner
Cummings Issues Statement on Release of Benghazi Emails
Cummings Calls on Issa to Hold Public Hearings on Benghazi
Cummings Reacts to Boehner’s Statement on State Department Email
Cummings Issues Statement on Benghazi Hearing
Cummings Opening Statement Hearing on Benghazi
Multiple Legal Experts Back Perez Actions
Top Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Military Families from Foreclosure
Cummings Responds To Recent Benghazi Allegations
Cummings Lauds Nomination of Mel Watt to Lead FHFA
New CBO Report Concludes that Principal Reduction Programs Benefit U.S. Taxpayers, Homeowners, and the Economy
 

June 2013

Norton Amendment to the Resolution. Full Committee Business Meeting
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings. Full Committee Business Meeting
Cummings Asks Issa for Testimony from Legal Experts Before Committee Vote on Lerner’s 5th Amendment Rights
Democratic Staff Briefing Memo on IRS Contracts with Strong Castle, Inc.
After Supreme Court Ruling, Cummings Calls on Speaker Boehner For New Legislation to Protect Voters from Discrimination
FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT: Cummings Releases Full Transcript of "Conservative Republican" IRS Manager Explaining Genesis of Tea Party Screening
New Cummings Letter to Issa: Identify Specific Transcript Text You Want Withheld from Public
Cummings Responds to Issa’s Reversal on Releasing Full IRS Transcripts
“Conservative Republican” Manager in Charge of IRS Screeners in Cincinnati Denies Any White House Involvement or Political Influence in Screening Tea Party Cases
Cummings to Issa: Make Good on Promise— Let American Public Hear from Ambassador Pickering
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Cummings at Hearing on IRS Conference Spending
Cummings Issues Statement on Closed-Door Deposition With Ambassador Pickering
Cummings Responds to Issa’s Claims about IRS
 

July 2013

Cummings and Tierney Release GAO Report on Drug Compounding
UPDATED: Cummings Issues Statement on Postponement of IRS Bills
Cummings to Issa: No Evidence that IRS Targeted Conservative Groups for Audits
RELEASE: Cummings Expresses Disappointment with Partisan Postal Bill Passed by Oversight Committee
Opening Statement: Hearing on “The IRS’s Systematic Delay and Scrutiny of Tea Party Applications”
Cummings Introduces Legislation to Return Postal Service to Profitability
BREAKING: IRS Inspector General Intervened Personally to Block Production of Documents Relating to Non-Tea Party Groups
Cummings Sends Letter Urging Issa to Stop Cherry-Picking Evidence in IRS Investigation
Cummings Statement on Confirmation of Richard Cordray to Head CFPB
Cummings Releases Information from Interviews with 15 IRS Employees
Cummings Asks Issa to Recall IG for Testimony at Upcoming IRS Hearing
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Cummings for GAO Reports Oversight Hearing
 

August 2013

Cummings Applauds New Executive Action to Reduce Gun Violence and Swearing-In of First Senate-Confirmed ATF Director in Years
Cummings Applauds President Obama's Plan To Combat Rising College Costs As "A Significant Step"
New Documents Highlight IRS Scrutiny of Progressive Groups
IRS Sets Record Straight on GOP Accusations of Criminal Obstruction of Congress
Cummings, Connolly Call on IRS IG to Testify on Objection to Producing Documents about Progressive Groups
Cummings Applauds House Committee Passage of Foreclosure Protections for Servicemembers and Their Families
 

September 2013

Cummings Issues Statement on Continuing Resolution
Cummings Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution System: Bill Includes Cummings’ Provisions to Combat Unethical “Gray Market” Drug Distributors
Cummings Commends Successful Prosecution of Agency Employee
Cummings Issues Statement on USPS Rate Increase
Cummings Calls for Resignation of AIG CEO: AIG Head Equates Criticism of Corporate Bonuses with Lynching in Deep South
Cummings Criticizes Issa for Second Partisan Delegation to Libya
Cummings Releases New Report at Benghazi Hearing
Oversight Democrats Request Hearings on Federal Security in Light of Navy Yard Shooting
Oversight Dems Request Additional Witnesses for Hearing on Affordable Care Act: GOP Stacks Hearing with Only “Red State” Officials Who Oppose Law
Cummings Issues Statement on Partisan Republican Staff Report: Releases New Info on “Top Ten Unfounded Allegations on Benghazi”
Cummings Statement on President Obama's Syria Address
Cummings Issues Statement on Proposal that Syria Relinquish Chemical Weapons
Cummings Applauds President’s Decision to Address Nation on Syria
Cummings Releases Statement on Proposed Syria Resolution
 

October 2013

Cummings Statement on Senate Vote to Block Nomination of Mel Watt to Lead FHFA
Cummings Applauds Senator Durbin's Hearing on "Stand Your Ground" Laws
House Passes Cummings'; Legislation to Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from Foreclosure
Rapid Response: ACA Contractor Contradicts Issa Account of Briefing
Cummings to Speak at Military Diversity Conference on Tuesday
Oversight Dems: Issa Letter Mischaracterizes Briefing from ACA Website Contractor
Cummings Issues Statement on Vote to End the Republican Shutdown and Avert Default Disaster
Cummings Issues Statement Supporting Passage of Bill to Pay Furloughed Workers
AIG CEO Apologizes for Comparing Criticism of Bonuses to Lynching
IRS Confirms Confidential Tax Information Not Shared With White House
Cummings Requests Additional Witnesses for Hearing on IRS Implementation of Affordable Care Act
DAY 16: Speaker Boehner's Shutdown Climbs to Third Longest
Bipartisan Bill Protects Federal Workers’ Pay from Shutdown
Cummings Issues Statement on Republicans’ Decision to Shut Down the Government
Cummings Issues Statement on Republicans' Decision to Shut Down the Government
 

November 2013

Cummings's Statement on Administration Proposal to Clarify Rules for Tax-exempt Social Welfare Groups
Durbin, Cummings, and Bicameral Group of Members Request DOJ Collect More Data on "Stand Your Ground" Laws
Cummings Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Improve Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution System
Cummings Issues Statement on Oversight Committee Field Hearings on ACA
Top Democrats Demand Answers on Independent Foreclosure Review Process
Cummings Issues Statement on the Postal Service Annual Financial Statement
Cummings Introduces Legislation to Improve Student Access to Federal Financial Aid
Evidence Refutes Issa Claims About White House Role on "Anonymous Shopper"
Cummings and Connolly to Issa: Withdraw Misguided Subpoena to Todd Park
Cummings Releases Evidence Contradicting Issa Claims About Healthcare.gov Testing
Cummings Issues Statement Following OMB Report on Government Shutdown's Impact
 

December 2013

Rapid Response: Issa's Latest Selective Leak on Healthcare.gov
Latest ACA Document Release by Issa Mischaracterizes Healthcare.gov Status
Cummings Issues Statement on New Transparency Requirements for Drug Companies Under Healthcare Law
Oversight Committee Democrats Discuss Affordable Care Act Benefits In Home States
Cummings Issues Statement on Oversight Committee Field Hearing on ACA - Apache Junction, AZ
Top House Dems Urge Leadership to Hold Immediate Classified Briefing on Sensitive IT Documents Subpoenaed by Issa
Cummings Issues Statement on Oversight Committee Field Hearing on ACA
Oversight Committee Dems Invoke House Rules, Call on Issa to Hold Special Meeting to Vote on Protocols for Handling Sensitive Healthcare.gov Documents
Cummings Questions Issa Subpoena for Sensitive Healthcare.gov Docs
Cummings Issues Statement on Passage of Budget Agreement
Cummings, Issa, and Hinojosa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make College Costs More Transparent
Cummings Applauds Confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt to Lead FHFA