Press Releases

Below are documents and videos relating to the hearing held on February 16, 2012 -- "Lines Crossed: Separation Of Church & State. Has The Obama Admin. Trampled On Freedom Of Religion"

Washington, DC—In light of first quarter financial reports that the U.S. Postal Service would have generated $200 million in profits had it not been required to pre-fund its future retiree health benefits, Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called for the passage of legislation to reform this burdensome requirement, which no other federal agency or private sector company faces.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell E. Issa formally requesting minority witnesses for the Committee's upcoming hearing on February 15, 2012, to explore proposals for reducing the size of the government.

Below is the full letter:

February 10, 2012

Washington, D.C.—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement of a multi-billion dollar settlement relating to widespread and illegal abuses by mortgage servicing companies:

Washington, D.C. —Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, commended the Department of Defense today on its report evaluating the service of women in combat roles and on its announcement that it would open up more than 14,000 competitive jobs to allow women to serve in units co-located with direct ground combat units and at the battalion level in the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.

At today's Oversight Committee hearing on Operation Fast and Furious, Chairman Darrell Issa called for Andrew Traver's confirmation as the Director of the ATF.

In an exchange with Congresswoman Maloney, Chairman Issa noted that "no one was put up for the first two years of the Obama Administration, and that's sad that they didn't have somebody in the queue earlier."

Chairman Issa then said that Andrew Traver "should in fact be given an opportunity to be confirmed."

Washington, DC– Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell E. Issa requesting that the Committee hold a public hearing with former Attorney General Michael Mukasey about so-called "gunwalking" operations run by the Phoenix Field Division of ATF and the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office beginning in 2006.