Press Releases

Republicans Concede Inaccuracies in Resolution to Censure IRS Commissioner, But Double-Down on Conspiracy Theories

Republicans Delay Vote to Find Enough Members to Support

Oversight Committee Rushes to Schedule Vote to Censure IRS Commissioner

Chaffetz Attempts to Leapfrog Over Judiciary Committee

Chaffetz, Cummings, Issa Applaud Passage of Bipartisan FOIA Reform Bill

House approves legislation ahead of 50th Anniversary of landmark Open Government Law

Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2016)—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on the proposed rule issued today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect small-dollar borrowers from unscrupulous payday and car title loan lenders:

Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2016)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Maxine Waters, and Bobby Scott, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement on news that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and other industry groups have filed a lawsuit to overturn the Department of Labor's conflict of interest rule:

Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Robert A. Brady, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and Assistant Democratic Leader James E.

Evidence Obtained By Committee Debunks Claim That CyTech Was First to Discover OPM Data Breach

Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E.

Cummings Issues Statement on House Floor Opposing Republican Bill To Repeal the D.C. Budget Autonomy Act

Washington, D.C. (May 25, 2016)—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. 5233, the Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016.