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WASHINGTON, D.C.—On October 29, 2013, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will lead a discussion on progress made and challenges ahead in improving diversity and inclusion in the military at a conference hosted by the German Marshall Fund entitled "Mission Critical: Diversity and Security."

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

Washington, DC—Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 407 to 0 to pass H.R. 3302, The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, introduced by Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), and on which Cummings was an original cosponsor:

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after meeting with Robert Benmosche, the CEO of American International Group (AIG), who traveled to Washington, D.C. to apologize in person for equating congressional and public criticism of AIG's excessive bonuses during the financial crisis with lynchings in the Deep South:

Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, Danny Werfel, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, sent a letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform explaining that confidential tax information was not shared with the White House in violation of Section 6103 of title 26 of the U.S. Code, contrary to allegations made at the Committee's hearing last Wednesday.

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the House voted to pass legislation to
reopen the federal government and avert an historic default: