Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to the Republican resolution to establish a new "select committee" to investigate the attacks in Benghazi.
When introducing his resolution on the House floor today, House Speaker John Boehner stated: "This doesn't need to be, shouldn't be,and will not be a partisan process."
Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the House voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress, despite the fact that she invoked her rights under the Fifth Amendment not to testify:
No White House Involvement or Political Motivation Identified
On May 7, 2014, Republican leaders plan to bring to the House floor a resolution introduced by Chairman Darrell Issa to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. Below are key resources for Members and staff regarding the McCarthy era legal precedent for this resolution, statements from more than 30 independent legal experts concluding that the resolution is fatally flawed under the Constitution and Supreme Court rulings, and additional reports, letters, and statements.
Washington, D.C. (May 2, 2014)—Today, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa took the unprecedented step of issuing a unilateral subpoena demanding that a sitting cabinet Secretary testify before the Oversight Committee—in just over two weeks—and accusing him of a crime. Chairman Issa did not first send a letter making his request, he did not call to determine if the Secretary would be in the country, and he did not hold a Committee vote on his subpoena.
Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (G.A.O.) report of the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) process:
WASHINGTON – Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) praised unanimous House passage of the bipartisan Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) which was approved earlier this month in the Senate and now heads to President Obama's desk for his signature. The DATA Act is sponsored by Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Cummings in the House and by Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in the Senate.
New Documents Show High Error Rates at Banks, Foreclosure Review Terminated Before Full Harm Revealed
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 15, 2014)—Today, Reps. Darrell E. Issa, Elijah E. Cummings, Blake Farenthold, and Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census, as well as Rep. David G.
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 17, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell E. Issa regarding allegations that he and his staff somehow colluded with the IRS to target the organization True the Vote.