Press Releases

Warren and Cummings Ask Banks about Swaps

Trading Practices After Key Section of Dodd-Frank Gutted

Washington, DC (Jan. 29, 2015) – Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and Rep. Elijah E.

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 27, 2015) – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced the ranking members for subcommittees in the 114th Congress.

Cummings, Conyers, and Thompson Lead 53 Members

In Urging President to Request Full Funding of National Violent Death Reporting System

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 22, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Maryland Attorney General required Wells Fargo and JPMorgan to pay $24 million and $600,000, respectively, in civil penalties for illegal mortgage kickbacks:

Washington, DC (Jan. 16, 2015) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner's announcement that she plans to leave the agency next month:

Washington, D.C.—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers Jr., and Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, issued a joint statement reiterating their request for a series of in-depth hearings into the issues raised by the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and others, as well as the role Congress can play in implementing broader criminal justice reform.

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the CEO of KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc., one of the largest providers of background investigation services for the federal government, requesting documents and a briefing from the Chief IT Security Officer regarding a major data breach.

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 5, 2015)—Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, appeared on CBS's Face the Nation to discuss the need for Congress to hold hearings on recent cases in which African Americans have been killed by police.