Press Releases
Opening Statement
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member
Hearing on "Unaccountable Government: GAO Reports
Show Feds Struggling to Track Money and Performance"
July 10, 2013
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing. And thank you, Mr. Dodaro, for testifying today. I appreciate the work that you and your staff have put in to the reports that form the basis for your testimony today.
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
to the Resolution of the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform
Offered by Ms. Norton of the District of Columbia
Strike the entire text of the resolution and insert the following:
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON
OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFOR
Opening Statement
Rep Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member
Business Meeting to Consider Resolution Concluding
that Lois Lerner Waived Her Fifth Amendment Rights
June 28, 2013
Below is the Democratic Staff briefing memo for the Full Committee hearing on "The IRS Contracts With Strong Castle, Inc."
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Shelby County v. Holder that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional:
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released to Members of Congress and the American public the full transcript of an interview with an IRS Screening Group Manager in Cincinnati who provided a detailed account of how Tea Party groups applying for tax-exempt status were first identified by the IRS.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a letter from Committee Chairman Darrell Issa reversing his position on releasing the full transcripts of IRS employees who informed the Committee that the White House was not involved in any way with targeting Tea Party applicants: