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December 3, 2015

Cummings and Warren Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum on "The Effects of Poverty on Children's Opportunities"

Members Release State-by-State Staff Reports on the Benefits of Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families in Every State and Metro Area

Panelists Emphasize That Millions of Children and Families Will Be Pushed into Poverty Unless Congress Extends EITC, CTC


December 2, 2015

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

TOMORROW: Cummings and Warren to Host "Middle Class Prosperity Project" Forum on How Childhood Poverty Impacts Opportunity

At Forum, Members Will Release Reports Detailing the Benefits of Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families in Every State and Metro Area

Please note new location: S-211, U.S. Capitol


December 2, 2015

Cummings Criticizes Fake "Price Cut" for Critical Drug

Cummings Scheduled to Appear Today at Democratic Steering and Policy Committee Hearing


November 18, 2015

Cummings Opposes Legislation to Eliminate Protections for Minority Consumers

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 18, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act. The legislation would eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ability to protect minority consumers from being charged abusive and predatory interest rates.


November 16, 2015

Cummings Seeks Interviews of Top Valeant Executives

Washington, DC (Nov. 16, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to J.


November 13, 2015

Cummings Opposes Proposed SEC Rule to Allow Entities Other than the SEC to Grant Waivers

Washington, DC (Nov. 13, 2015 )—Today, Rep. Elijah E.


November 10, 2015

Warren and Cummings Investigation Finds That Repeal of Dodd-Frank Provision Now Allows Banks to Keep Nearly $10 Trillion in Risky Trades on Books

Democrats Urge SEC and CFTC to Impose Strong Rules to Protect Taxpayers and the Economy

They Ask GAO to Investigate Impact of Repeal After Regulators Failed to Analyze Risk


November 10, 2015

Cummings Issues Statement on Nomination of Beth Cobert As OPM Director

Washington, DC (Nov. 10, 2015 ) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's nomination of Acting Director Beth Cobert as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM):


November 5, 2015

Cummings, Issa Build Bipartisan Momentum for Fair Chance Act

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 5, 2015)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Darrell Issa (R-CA) hosted a bipartisan briefing on fair chance hiring policies, including the Fair Chance Act, legislation they introduced to require the federal government and its contractors to wait to ask about the criminal histories of job applicants until they receive conditional offers of employment.