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Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement today about the Committee's vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
"What we just witnessed was an extreme, virtually unprecedented action based on election year politics rather than fact," said Cummings. "Even in the face of an assertion of executive privilege, the Republicans didn't even pause to consider the law and instead decided to take this extreme step.
Washington DC (June 18, 2012)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to the Committee proposing an in-person meeting on Tuesday, June 19, to finalize a proposed agreement between the Department and the Committee to avoid a contempt vote scheduled for this Wednesday:
Washington, DC —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Committee Democrats draft "Dissenting Views" based on a thorough review of the Contempt Citation circulated by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa on May 3 proposing to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
Washington, D.C. — Today Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke regarding the company's failure to provide Congress with information relating to the Wal-Mart bribery allegations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator John D.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that they accept an offer from Deputy Attorney General James Cole to meet with them to discuss outstanding issues relating to the Committee's investigation of Operation Fast and Furious.
Washington, DC – Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement today in response to the Committee's official notice scheduling a business meeting next week to consider holding Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in contempt of Congress.
Washington DC—In light of public statements today by Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa that he never issued a subpoena to the Justice Department demanding copies of wiretap applications relating to Operation Fast and Furious, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement:
Washington, DC —Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, introduced legislation today that would save taxpayers huge sums of money by transitioning the existing workers' compensation insurance system for overseas government contractors away from private sector insurance companies to a federal self-insurance program.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to Chairman Issa regarding Operation Fast and Furious. The letter includes redactions of information to protect the integrity of ongoing investigations and prosecutions.