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Washington, D.C. - As the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee prepares to hold a hearing today to discuss whether the federal government should be investing in "green" jobs, Oversight Democrats released a report that details information about the status of green projects, businesses, job training programs, and jobs in each of the Committee Member's district and state.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Congressman Stephen Lynch, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, will hold a press conference to announce comprehensive legislation to fundamentally change the Postal Service's business model to cut costs and increase revenue.
Washington, DC - The SEC Inspector General has completed a six-month investigation into allegations of conflict of interest against SEC's former general counsel, David Becker, concerning his role in the Commission's work relating to the victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. The IG's final report was issued publicly today. Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings delivered the following statement today on H.R. 2587, legislation that would remove the only meaningful remedy available to workers if a company illegally outsources jobs overseas or moves operations out of state because workers engaged in activities protected under federal law.
Below is Cummings's statement as prepared for delivery.
Washington, DC – Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings today applauded a measure in the House Appropriations Fiscal Year 2012 Continuing Resolution (CR) that is similar to legislation he introduced to provide the U.S. Postal Service an extension on the payment it is statutorily required to make to prefund its retired employee health benefit fund. The CR extends by six weeks the date on which the Postal Service must make the payment, from September 30 to November 18.
Washington, DC - After a disappointing meeting with officials from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today, more than two dozen Members of Congress sent a letter to FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco requesting a meeting to discuss ways to implement President Obama's proposal to help the greatest number of American families avoid foreclosures.
Below is a copy of the letter.
September 15, 2011
Mr. Edward DeMarco
Acting Director
Federal Housing Finance Agency
1700 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20551
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, September 15, 2011, officials from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will meet with Members of Congress to discuss a plan to allow more American families to refinance their mortgages at historically low rates. The meeting comes after repeated requests from House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Elijah E.
At a hearing today of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending to discuss President Obama's jobs proposal, Subcommittee Ranking Member Dennis Kucinich entered a series of documents into the record in response to a staff report issued by the Majority on September 8, 2011 claiming that the entire stimulus failed.