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Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement about looming across-the-board automatic spending cuts that start on Friday:
"Sequestration is like a giant meat cleaver about to descend on core services that middle-class families across the country rely on every single day. It will cause more than a million federal workers to be furloughed and severely damage our nation's economic recovery.
Below is Ranking Member Cummings's statement, as prepared for delivery from the House Floor, on the Pay Freeze Bill (H. R. 273).
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member
Committee on Oversight & Government Reform
H.R. 273, A Bill to Eliminate the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees (Rep. DeSantis)
February 15, 2012
I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 273.
Below is Ranking Member Cummings' testimony, as prepared for delivery, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at today's hearing "Solutions to Solve the United States Postal Service's Financial Crisis."
Statement of Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Hearing on "Solutions to Solve the United States Postal Service's Financial Crisis"
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
February 13, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the State of the Union address by President Barack Obama:
Washington, DC—On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about the challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service.
Washington, DC —On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about the challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service.
Washington, DC (Feb. 8, 2013) – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that it has finalized the Disparate Impact rule, which defines what constitutes housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act:
Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement from the U.S. Postal Service that the agency experienced a net loss of $1.3 billion in the first quarter:
Washington, D.C. —Today, a group of 45 Members of the House of Representatives led by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee Member John F. Tierney sent a letter to President Obama urging him to nominate a permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).