Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 8, 2011) – Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding Senate Republicans' vote today to block President Obama's nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
Washington, DC (Dec. 6, 2011) – Today, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Senators Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Tim Johnson, and Richard Shelby expressing strong support for Richard Cordray to serve as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Washington, D.C. —Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, issued the statements below on a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finding that banks are not properly maintaining a growing number of vacant and foreclosed properties nationwide.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Danny K.
Washington, DC —At a Committee hearing today on grants to assist human trafficking victims, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings expressed disappointment with Chairman Darrell Issa's decision to refuse testimony from witnesses who would have addressed the critical need for family planning referral services for victims of forced prostitution and sexual exploitation.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E.
Washington DC —At a hearing today before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings questioned health and medical experts about "gray market" drug companies that buy and sell drugs in critically short supply at exorbitant prices.
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 the Committee invite Dr. Susie Baldwin and Ms. Andrea Powell to testify at Thursday's hearing entitled "HHS and the Catholic Church: Examining the Politicization of Grants."