Press Releases
Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to press reports today that the American International Group (AIG) is considering joining a $25 billion shareholder lawsuit against the government agencies that rescued AIG during the financial crisis:
Washington, DC —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the public announcement of a new settlement between the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board, and 10 mortgage servicers without first briefing the Oversight Committee as requested on a bipartisan basis last week:
Washington, DC — The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Reps. Darrell E. Issa and Elijah E. Cummings, sent a joint letter yesterday to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry requesting a briefing as the agencies finalize a potential new settlement with 14 major mortgage servicing companies.
Washington D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, filed an amicus brief in the contempt lawsuit brought by House Republicans against Attorney General Eric H. Holder relating to Operation Fast and Furious. Cummings was joined by three House Members who all served previously as Chairmen of the Oversight Committee—Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Rep. Henry A. Waxman, and Rep.
Washington, DC—Today Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded the House's passage of the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012. Cummings introduced this legislation on March 7, 2012, with bipartisan support from Reps. Jason Chaffetz, Gerry Connolly, Danny Davis, Michael Fitzpatrick, Stephen Lynch, James Moran, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Laura Richardson.
Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced that Michael Gimbel, Director of Powered by ME!, will testify before the committee today about local efforts in Baltimore to educate middle and high school student athletes about the dangers of human growth hormone (HGH), anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing supplements.
Washington, DC – Today, the House Democratic Caucus reelected Rep. Elijah E. Cummings to serve as Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the 113th Congress.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded the Senate's unanimous approval of S. 2170, the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012. Cummings introduced companion legislation in the House, H.R. 4152, which has bipartisan support. Other House co-sponsors include Reps.