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WASHINGTON, DC – Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Congresswoman Jackie Speier, joined by Democratic Members of the Subcommittee on TARP and Financial Services, sent a letter to GOP Chairman Patrick McHenry today asking him to apologize for his "disrespectful treatment" of Professor Elizabeth Warren, Special Advisory to the Secretary of the Treasury, during yesterday's hearing.
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Washington, DC – Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Issa today requesting that the Committee examine allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds may have been squandered in the nation's largest low-income housing construction program, according to the first of a series of articles by the Washington Post. The article reports that nearly 700 projects nationwide – some of which date back to 2001 – have been stalled as developers abandoned their efforts, but retained federal funds.
When did sunlight become the infectant?
Reality seems to have been flipped on its head in the debate over the administration's draft executive order to require federal contractors to disclose more information about their campaign contributions.
It used to be that transparency was a solution, not a problem. But today, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is holding a hearing stacked with witnesses representing defense and aerospace contractors who oppose additional disclosure.
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Opening Statement of Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings
Washington, DC - After stacking today's hearing with witnesses who oppose greater disclosure of campaign contributions, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa denied a request by Ranking Member Elijah E.
Washington, DC – Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Issa today requesting that Fred Wertheimer, the President of Democracy 21, testify at the Committee's upcoming hearing on the draft presidential order that would require government contractors to disclose political contributions.
Washington, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Congressman John Tierney pressed for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the Committee with a comprehensive plan within six months of yesterday's hearing to address the unacceptable delays in injured troops receiving the benefits they deserve. The request comes as thousands of wounded warriors ascended upon Washington, D.C. yesterday to meet with elected officials.
Washington, DC – In advance of today's hearing on preserving federal records in the electronic age, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Issa requesting a business meeting to markup H.R. 1144, "The Transparency and Openness in Government Act."