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March 23, 2015

Cummings and Warren to Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum on "Ending the Retirement Savings Drain and Improving Economic Security"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 24th, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Elijah E.


March 19, 2015

House Oversight Committee Members Call on President Obama to Remove Chemical Safety Board Chairman and Top Staff

WASHINGTON— Fourteen House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Members issued a bipartisan letter to President Obama requesting that he exercise his statutory authority to remove U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr.


March 17, 2015

Chaffetz, Cummings Issue Letter to Secret Service Director Requesting More Information Regarding Drinking and Driving Incident

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-07) sent the following letter to U.S.


March 17, 2015

WARREN AND CUMMINGS SEEK FURTHER INFORMATION ON CFTC COMMISSIONER'S POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Today's letter follows incomplete response from CFTC Commissioner Giancarlo to members' initial inquiry


March 12, 2015

Chaffetz, Cummings Issue Joint Statement on Late-Night Car Incident Involving Secret Service Agents

WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-07) released the following statement today after news broke that two U.S.


March 10, 2015

Oversight Committees' Leadership Highlights GAO Report on 2020 Census

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in highlighting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Census Bureau's preparations for and readiness to deliver an internet response option for the 2020 Decennial Census.

Issues: Census

March 4, 2015

House Dems Call for Examination of Voting Equipment Technology

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, along with Reps.


March 2, 2015

Sanders and Cummings Request Information on Price Increases for Drug that Police Use to Treat Overdoses

Reports Indicate Drug Spiking by 50 Percent or More

Washington, D.C.


February 25, 2015

Conyers-Cummings-Lowey-Serrano Issue Statement Supporting D.C.'s Legal Interpretation of Initiative 71

Washington, D.C.—Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Ranking Member José E.

Issues: DC

February 24, 2015

Leading Economists Warn About Challenges Facing Middle Class

Warren and Cummings Host First Forum For New "Middle Class Prosperity Project"

WASHINGTON, D.C.—To launch their new Middle Class Prosperity Project, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Elijah E.