Press Releases

Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement regarding today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it has finalized new greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for Model Years 2017 to 2025 vehicles:

Washington, DC— 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 to provide a final opportunity for the company to respond to the Committees' requests for information on violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act before the Committees release an investigative report on their findings.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Chairman Darrell Issa announced plans to file a federal lawsuit today against Attorney General Eric Holder for documents related to the subpoena on Operation Fast & Furious.

Washington, DC —Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement today in response to the decision by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to forbid Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from reducing principal on mortgages even though such modifications would prevent larger losses resulting from foreclosures.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will offer brief remarks regarding executive compensation at for-profit colleges at a press conference hosted by Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Sen. Harkin will unveil a report on for-profit education, and the 30 companies that have been the focus of a two-year investigation by his Committee.

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, circulated a memo with preliminary findings from his investigation of executive pay at for-profit educational institutions—which receive a majority of their funds from U.S. taxpayers in the form of financial aid to students.

Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, introduced the "Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act" to ensure all federal employees receive retroactive pay for the duration of a federal government shutdown, regardless of individual furlough status. Congressman Frank Wolf will be the lead Republican cosponsor. They are joined by Reps.