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Washington, D.C. (Dec. 12, 2011)—Today, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to the CEOs of 13 for-profit schools seeking copies of compensation agreements for senior executives as part of an effort to determine whether salaries, bonuses, and other compensation are appropriately tied to the performance of students they educate, the vast majority of whom pay for their education with federal tax dollars.
Washington, DC – On Monday December 12, 2011 Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, delivered the keynote address on executive compensation at the Americans for Financial Reform Conference hosted by Public Citizen.
Washington, DC —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding today's announcement from the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board that it has dismissed its complaint against Boeing after the company and its workers reached an agreement to keep jobs in Washington State:
In 2007, then-Attorney General Michael Mukasey received a memo about a botched ATF gunwalking operation. The memo, which was prepared prior to a meeting with Mexican Attorney General Medina Mora, described "the first-ever attempt to have a controlled delivery of weapons being smuggled into Mexico by a major arms trafficker." The memo warned, however, that "the first attempts at this controlled delivery have not been successful."
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 8, 2011) – Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding Senate Republicans' vote today to block President Obama's nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
Washington, DC (Dec. 6, 2011) – Today, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Senators Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Tim Johnson, and Richard Shelby expressing strong support for Richard Cordray to serve as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Washington, D.C. —Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, issued the statements below on a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finding that banks are not properly maintaining a growing number of vacant and foreclosed properties nationwide.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Danny K.
Washington, DC —At a Committee hearing today on grants to assist human trafficking victims, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings expressed disappointment with Chairman Darrell Issa's decision to refuse testimony from witnesses who would have addressed the critical need for family planning referral services for victims of forced prostitution and sexual exploitation.