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Washington, DC—Today, Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined Representatives Judy Chu, Mike Honda, and other House Members in introducing legislation to prevent hazing in our armed services. The Harry Lew Military Hazing Accountability and Prevention Act of 2012 would:
WASHINGTON – Citing serious concerns raised by the National Labor Relations Board's Inspector General in recent investigative reports, Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) sought additional information today from individuals named in the investigations. Miller and Cummings requested additional information from NLRB Member Brian Hayes and former NLRB Member Peter Schaumber.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) issued the following joint statement on the letter received last night from United States Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan in response to the committee's April 18, 2012, questions about agent misconduct in Cartagena, Columbia:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement in response to a supplemental report issued today by the Inspector General for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) revealing multiple additional leaks of confidential, deliberative information from current Board Member Terence Flynn to former NLRB Member Peter Schaumber.
Cummings and Tierney Question DeMarco's Statements to Congress; Request Direct Interviews with Fannie Officials
Washington, DC – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will provide opening remarks tomorrow at a two-day ethics training for members of the Secret Service. More than 100 senior and mid-level managers will participate in the training, which will be conducted by Johns Hopkins University.
Washington, DC – Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 2, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will speak on the state of housing in Black America at a public issues forum hosted by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.
Majority's Draft Contempt Citation for AG Leaked to Press without Committee Members Seeing It
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa reiterating his request for documents and transcribed interviews of two former members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) based on new information obtained by the agency's Inspector General.
Committee Republicans Oppose Amendments to Protect Kids and Seniors
Washington, DC – After raising significant objections today to a Republican bill to ban regulations if the national unemployment rate is higher than six percent, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney succeeded in forcing Committee Republicans to exempt from their ban regulations that combat discrimination against women and minorities.