2012 News Archive

April 2012

NLRB Inspector General Refers Leaks of Inside Info to Romney Adviser for Further Investigation; Uncovers More Serious Disclosures of Confidential Information to Schaumber
April 26, 2012
Ranking Members Cummings and Waxman Investigate Wal-Mart’s Efforts to Weaken the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
April 25, 2012
Issa and Cummings Seek Facts, Briefing from DOD on Cartagena Prostitution Scandal
April 25, 2012
Cummings and Waxman Launch Investigation of Wal-Mart Bribery Allegations
April 23, 2012
Bipartisan DATA Act Scheduled for Vote Wednesday
April 23, 2012
Committee Passes Cummings’s Amendment to Help Pay Down Federal Debt
April 18, 2012
Joint letter to Secret Service Director Sullivan
April 18, 2012
Cummings Asks Issa to Schedule Markup of Bipartisan Hatch Act Bill
April 13, 2012
Cummings Requests Testimony from New GSA Acting Administrator at Oversight Hearing
April 11, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on DeMarco Speech on the Housing Market
April 10, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on GSA IG Report
April 2, 2012

March 2012

Cummings and Connolly Announce Event in Virginia on Technology Industry and Government Priorities
March 29, 2012
Cummings Seeks Transcribed Interviews of Former NLRB Board Members
March 28, 2012
Cummings and Tierney Call on DeMarco to Comply with Congressional Request for Information on Principal Reduction
March 23, 2012
Cummings, Rockefeller, and Harkin Investigate “Fake Pharmacies” Buying and Selling Shortage Drugs in the Gray Market
March 21, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on Unanimous Passage of Bill to Sell Excess Federal Property
March 20, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on House Republican Budget
March 20, 2012
Ranking Member Connolly Calls on Agencies to Address E-Waste
March 19, 2012
Cummings Calls for Halt to Unsubstantiated Allegations and Accusations of Criminal Conduct Against DOE Employees
March 19, 2012
Cummings Responds to New York Times Op-ed on Goldman Sachs
March 14, 2012
Bipartisan, Bicameral Hatch Act Modernization Bill Introduced
March 7, 2012
Cummings Praises President’s Announcements on Housing Issues
March 6, 2012
Armed Forces Face Continued Challenges in Promoting Diversity
March 6, 2012
Forum on Efforts to Promote Diversity and Eliminate Hazing in the Armed Forces
March 2, 2012
Oversight Democrats Call on Issa to Condemn Limbaugh’s Attack Against Women and Contraceptives
March 1, 2012

February 2012

Pelosi, Cummings House Democrats’ Joint Statement on Vicious and Inappropriate Attacks Against Sandra Fluke
February 29, 2012
Key House Democrats Assail Attacks on Regulation of Oil Speculation
February 29, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on Postal Closures Announcement
February 24, 2012
Sandra Fluke Finally Testifies Before Congress
February 23, 2012
Documents & Videos Relating To Contraception Hearing
February 16, 2012
Issa Rejects Minority Witness for Hearing on Contraception
February 16, 2012
Senator Sanders and Ranking Member Cummings Call for Reform of Postal Service Pre-Funding Schedule
February 13, 2012
Senator Warner Agrees to Testify at Oversight Committee Hearing
February 10, 2012
Cummings Responds to DOD Report on Role of Women in Combat
February 9, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on Mortgage Settlement
February 9, 2012
Oversight Democrats Call for Public Hearing with Former Attorney General Mukasey on “Gunwalking” Operations
February 2, 2012
Rapid Response: Chairman Issa Calls for Andrew Traver’s Confirmation as ATF Director
February 2, 2012

January 2012

Cummings Issues Report Detailing Five Years of Gunwalking Operations in Arizona
January 31, 2012
Issa Instructs Law Firm to Conceal Members’ Identities in Countrywide Documents
January 25, 2012
Cummings, Democrats Oppose Additional Cuts to Federal Pay and Benefits
January 25, 2012
Cummings Calls for Testimony and Documents from Mortgage Bank CEOs
January 23, 2012
Cummings, Tierney Urge Issa to Subpoena Documents from FHFA on Principal Reduction
January 18, 2012
Questions Raised About Chairman Issa’s Three-Year Campaign to Investigate Members of Congress Who Received Countrywide “VIP” Loans
January 17, 2012
Cummings Welcomes Decision by Fannie and Freddie to Extend Forbearance to 12 Months
January 12, 2012
Cummings, Davis Request Hearing in Chicago to Examine Banks’ Failure to Maintain Abandoned Properties
January 5, 2012
Cummings Lauds Appointment of Cordray to Head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
January 4, 2012