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September 20, 2013

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Issa requesting that he immediately postpone his upcoming delegation to Libya and several other countries until he complies with his own Committee directives to allow Democratic Members to join the delegation.


September 19, 2013

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Stephen F. Lynch and Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S.


September 19, 2013

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a new report prepared by Democratic staff on the status of the Committee's investigation of the attacks in Benghazi.


September 16, 2013

Washington, DC— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the latest in a series of partisan Republican staff reports released by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa about the attacks in Benghazi. After making repeated unsubstantiated accusations against the Pentagon and the State Department, this latest report purports to find fault with the Accountability Review Board (ARB) that was established to make security recommendations after the attacks.


September 10, 2013

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to news reports that Syria has accepted a Russian proposal to give up chemical weapons:


September 10, 2013

Washington, DC -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's address tonight to the nation regarding Syria:


September 6, 2013

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement that he will address the American people on Tuesday regarding a strike on Syria:


September 2, 2013

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement about the proposed resolution for the use of military force in Syria: