Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously passed H.R. 3289, the "Platts-Van Hollen Whistleblower Protection Act of 2011."
"This bill will significantly expand the protections available to government whistleblowers who risk their careers to challenge abuses of power and the mismanagement of government resources," said Ranking Member Elijah Cummings. "This journey has been long and frustrating for advocates of whistleblower protections who have been trying for nearly a decade to get a strong bill enacted."
Washington, DC—Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a second letter to Superior Medical Supply, Inc., requesting documents about the company's purchases and sales of a cancer drug in critically short supply as part of Cummings' broader investigation into so-called "gray market" drug companies.
Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded changes to the United States Sentencing Guidelines that go into effect today to increase criminal penalties for so-called "straw purchasers" of firearms.
Washington, DC—Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement on a new GAO report issued regarding AIG. The report found inconsistent accounts of attempts by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to negotiate with AIG's counterparties to lower U.S. taxpayer exposure.
Washington, DC – Representative Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today alerted homeowners who have been the victims of illegal or improper foreclosure related actions to a new online claims process announced today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
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Washington, DC —Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings requested a public hearing with Kenneth Melson, the former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), regarding Operation Fast and Furious.
"A hearing with Mr. Melson would help the Committee and the American people better understand what mistakes were made in Operation Fast and Furious, how these tactics originated, who did and did not authorize them, and what steps are being taken to ensure that they are not used again," wrote Cummings.
(Washington, DC) – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings requested that Chairman Darrell Issa issue so-called "friendly" subpoenas to federal financial regulators to obtain copies of "engagement letters" they have approved between mortgage servicing companies and independent firms hired to review past foreclosure abuses.
Washington, DC – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will be honored as the "Federal Champion of the Year" by the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition. The award will be given today in Columbia, MD.
Cummings will receive the honor for his efforts to address the foreclosure crisis and promote the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a financial agency that protects families from unfair, deceptive, and abusive financial practices.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and other Members will meet with Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to discuss additional actions the agency can take to address the foreclosure crisis following changes announced Monday to its Home Affordable Refinance Program.