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Letters Question More Than $750 Million in Unsubstantiated Charges by Contractor, Inadequate Pentagon Oversight
Washington, DC— Today, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, regarding the Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), which has pushed for changes to weaken the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Committee Member Peter Welch sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that the Committee hold a hearing with JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and other executives involved in the trading strategy that resulted in losses exceeding $2 billion.
Washington DC (May 22, 2012)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced legislation to reform the process by which so-called "gray market" drug companies buy and sell drugs facing national shortages.
Washington, DC—Today, the House passed by a vote of 394 to 27 an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Bob Filner, Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Rep. Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, that significantly expands foreclosure protections for servicemembers, their families, and disabled veterans.
Washington, DC— Today, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke after an examination of hundreds of internal documents relating to the Wal-Mart bribery allegations.
Washington, DC —Today, the Ranking Members of three House Committees—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Bob Filner of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Rep.
Washington, DC—Today, the House Armed Services Committee passed legislation that includes two provisions authored by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and other Members to enhance diversity and eliminate hazing in the military.
"It is critical that Congress do everything in our power to promote a highly qualified and diverse officer corps that truly represents our nation, and these provisions are an essential step toward achieving this goal," said Cummings.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement in support of a new alternative proposal by the Postmaster General to reduce window service times at rural post offices before moving to close or consolidate them.