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April 28, 2015

CHAFFETZ, CUMMINGS ISSUE STATEMENT ON NEWS THE NFL WILL WAIVE TAX EXEMPT STATUS

WASHINGTON – Today, in response to news that the National Football League (NFL) plans to voluntarily waive their tax-exempt status and file tax returns as a taxable entity for fiscal year 2015, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-7) issued the following statement.

Issues: Taxes

April 27, 2015

Cummings and Warren to Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum at Howard University on "Tackling the Student Debt Crisis"

Participants Include Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick, Student Loan Borrowers, and Experts


April 27, 2015

SEN. WARREN AND REP. CUMMINGS JOIN COLLEAGUES IN ASKING ED, FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN SERVICERS ABOUT EFFORTS TO ASSIST STRUGGLING BORROWERS

Letters Express Concerns About Relief for Students at Corinthian Colleges, Which Closed Remaining Campuses Today; Seek Documents, Data from Education Department and Loan Servicers


April 24, 2015

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Cummings and Warren to Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum at Howard University on "Tackling the Student Debt Crisis"

Participants Include Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick, Student Loan Borrowers, and Experts


April 21, 2015

Tomorrow: Oversight Committee Holds Cyber Security Hearing Requested by Cummings

WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Wednesday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a full committee hearing titled, "Enhancing Cybersecurity of Third-Party Contractors and Vendors." Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings requested the hearing as part of his continued push for oversight of recent cyberattacks in the private and public sectors. Chairman Chaffetz agreed to Cummings's proposal to hold the hearing during cyber week—April 20-24.


April 21, 2015

CHAFFETZ, CUMMINGS STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT OF DEA ADMINISTRATOR

WASHINGTON – In response to DEA Administrator Leonhart's retirement, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) issued the following statement.


April 16, 2015

Scott and Cummings Push for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

WASHINGTON – Today, 80 members of the House of Representatives called upon the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Labor to complete the review required to implement the President's Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (EO 13673). Representatives Robert C.


April 16, 2015

Cummings to Host Panel Discussion on Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform at Howard University

Congressman Elijah E.


April 15, 2015

Cummings Issues Statement on House Floor Opposing GOP Bill on Federal Worker Tax Accountability

Washington, D.C. (Apr. 15, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1563, the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015, which unfairly targets federal workers and also undermines the government's ability to collect unpaid taxes.


April 15, 2015

Cummings Issues Statement on House Floor Supporting Passage of Bill on Tax Accountability for Contractors