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Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement in response to a subpoena issued by Chairman Darrell E. Issa to the Department of Justice for tens of thousands of pages of documents.
"As I have said all along, Fast and Furious was a terrible mistake with tragic consequences," said Cummings. "The Committee is right to investigate what went wrong and why, but we must do so in a fair and responsible manner."
(Washington, D.C.)—On Tuesday, July 12, 2011, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, convened a forum to examine illegal foreclosures against U.S. service members and their families.
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Former Fannie Mae Employee Calls into Question DeMarco's Response to Congress
Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's (OSC) proposed legislative changes to the Hatch Act, which limits partisan activity of government employees:
Washington, DC—Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings, Housing Stabilization Task Force Co-Chair Congressman Dennis Cardoza, and 25 other Members of Congress wrote to President Obama today requesting a meeting with the highest ranking Administration officials that coordinate housing and foreclosure policy to discuss the President's mortgage refinancing proposal.
Washington, DC – Describing new evidence of illegal foreclosures, inflated fees, and other widespread abuses, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings wrote to Chairman Darrell Issa today to request that the Committee issue subpoenas to require mortgage servicing companies to produce previously-requested documents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings, Housing Stabilization Task Force Co-Chair Congressman Dennis Cardoza, and 15 other Members of Congress met with Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to discuss the implementation of President Obamas mortgage refinance proposal.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings, Housing Stabilization Task Force Co-Chair Congressman Dennis Cardoza, and other Members will hold a meeting with Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to discuss how the agency plans to implement President Obama's proposal to help responsible homeowners to refinance their mortgages at historically low rates.
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Cummings Ramps-up Investigation; Sends New Document Request to FHFA