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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the State of the Union address by President Barack Obama:

Washington, DC—On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about the challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service.

Washington, DC —On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about the challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service.

Washington, DC (Feb. 8, 2013) – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that it has finalized the Disparate Impact rule, which defines what constitutes housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act:

Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement from the U.S. Postal Service that the agency experienced a net loss of $1.3 billion in the first quarter:

Washington, D.C. —Today, a group of 45 Members of the House of Representatives led by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee Member John F. Tierney sent a letter to President Obama urging him to nominate a permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement of a comprehensive set of policy principles to reduce gun violence by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Mike Thompson, Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force:

Washington, DC—Today, six additional Republican and Democratic Representatives joined as co-sponsors of H.R. 452, The Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013, which was introduced yesterday by Reps. Patrick Meehan (R-Pennsylvania), Carolyn Maloney (D-New York), Scott Rigell (R-Virginia), and Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland).