Yearly Archive

June 2013

Democratic Staff Briefing Memo on IRS Contracts with Strong Castle, Inc.
June 25, 2013
After Supreme Court Ruling, Cummings Calls on Speaker Boehner For New Legislation to Protect Voters from Discrimination
June 25, 2013
FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT: Cummings Releases Full Transcript of "Conservative Republican" IRS Manager Explaining Genesis of Tea Party Screening
June 18, 2013
New Cummings Letter to Issa: Identify Specific Transcript Text You Want Withheld from Public
June 13, 2013
Cummings Responds to Issa’s Reversal on Releasing Full IRS Transcripts
June 11, 2013
“Conservative Republican” Manager in Charge of IRS Screeners in Cincinnati Denies Any White House Involvement or Political Influence in Screening Tea Party Cases
June 9, 2013
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Cummings at Hearing on IRS Conference Spending
June 6, 2013
Cummings to Issa: Make Good on Promise— Let American Public Hear from Ambassador Pickering
June 6, 2013
Cummings Issues Statement on Closed-Door Deposition With Ambassador Pickering
June 4, 2013
Cummings Responds to Issa’s Claims about IRS
June 2, 2013

May 2013

Cummings Introduces Legislation to Reform Defense Base Act Insurance Program
May 23, 2013
Cummings Opening Statement for IRS Oversight Hearing
May 22, 2013
Oversight Leaders Introduce Bipartisan DATA ACT
May 21, 2013
Cummings Condemns “Extreme Republican Overreach” on Benghazi
May 17, 2013
Cummings Introduces Bill to Reform "Gray Market" Drug Sales
May 17, 2013
Cummings Demands Public Hearing with Pickering and Mullen
May 16, 2013
Cummings Issues Statement on Release of Benghazi Emails
May 15, 2013
Cummings Issues Statement on Resignation of IRS Acting Commissioner
May 15, 2013
Cummings Calls on Issa to Hold Public Hearings on Benghazi
May 13, 2013
Cummings Reacts to Boehner’s Statement on State Department Email
May 9, 2013
Cummings Opening Statement Hearing on Benghazi
May 8, 2013
Cummings Issues Statement on Benghazi Hearing
May 8, 2013
Multiple Legal Experts Back Perez Actions
May 7, 2013
Top Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Military Families from Foreclosure
May 7, 2013
Cummings Responds To Recent Benghazi Allegations
May 6, 2013
Cummings Lauds Nomination of Mel Watt to Lead FHFA
May 1, 2013
New CBO Report Concludes that Principal Reduction Programs Benefit U.S. Taxpayers, Homeowners, and the Economy
May 1, 2013

April 2013

Cummings Renews Call on Speaker Boehner to Retract Partisan, Flawed Benghazi Report
April 26, 2013
Cummings Introduces Bill to Create “Independent Monitor” to Oversee Settlement for Illegal Foreclosures and Other Abuses by Mortgage Servicers
April 25, 2013
Cummings Calls on Boehner to Retract Flawed Benghazi Report and Apologize to Secretary Clinton
April 25, 2013
Cummings, Speier Request Inspector General Review of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Efforts to Prevent Sexual Assault and Harassment
April 23, 2013
Ranking Democratic Members to Speaker Boehner: Don’t Politicize Our National Security with Partisan Benghazi Report
April 23, 2013
Cummings and Maloney Condemn Senate Action On Gun Bill
April 17, 2013
House Democratic Memo: Perez and DOJ Officials Acted Professionally and Effectively to Combat Discrimination
April 15, 2013
House Democrats Issue Memo on Perez Role in Magner v. Gallagher
April 14, 2013
Cummings Issues Statement on USPS Decision to Continue Six-Day Mail Delivery
April 10, 2013
Cummings Statement on NRA Agreement On Bill To Combat Gun Trafficking
April 10, 2013
Warren and Cummings to OCC and Federal Reserve: Illegal Foreclosures are Not ‘Corporate Trade Secrets’
April 10, 2013
Cummings Responds to GAO Report on Foreclosure Reviews
April 4, 2013
Cummings Remarks At NPC On Bipartisan Gun Trafficking Bill
April 2, 2013
TODAY: Cummings To Speak About Gun Legislation at National Press Club
April 2, 2013
Bonamici and Cummings Urge Banks to Protect their Customers from Online Payday Lender Withdrawals
April 2, 2013

March 2013

New IG Report Exposes FHFA’s Failure to Properly Ensure Banks are Complying with Consumer Protection Laws
March 26, 2013
More Than 100 House Members Join Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Gun Trafficking
March 25, 2013
Warren and Cummings to Meet with Fed and OCC on Foreclosure Abuses
March 25, 2013
Banks Ignore Homeowner Complaints; New IG Report Faults FHFA Leadership
March 21, 2013
Oversight Leaders Introduce Federal Information Security Update Legislation
March 15, 2013
Issa & Cummings Unveil FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act
March 13, 2013
DOCUMENTS: Gun Trafficking Forum
March 12, 2013
Victims and First Responders Call for Legislation to Combat Gun Trafficking at Bipartisan House Forum
March 12, 2013
TUESDAY:Bipartisan Forum on Devastating Effects of Gun Trafficking Crimes
March 7, 2013
Bonamici and Cummings Introduce Bill to Stop Abuse and Fraud in Payday Lending
March 7, 2013
Cummings Lauds Senate Committee Passage of Gun Trafficking Bill; Urges Vote on Bipartisan House Companion
March 7, 2013
Federal Criminal Prosecutors Receive Furlough Notices as Sequester Begins
March 1, 2013

February 2013

Cummings Celebrates Rosa Parks Statue Unveiling, Urges Vigilance on Right to Vote
February 27, 2013
Cummings to House GOP Leaders: Act Now to Avert Sequestration Damage
February 26, 2013
Cummings Statement on Pay Freeze Bill (HR 273)
February 15, 2013
Cummings Asks Issa to Hold Hearings on Landmark GAO Decision to Add Climate Change to “High Risk” Report
February 14, 2013
Cummings Testimony Before Senate on Crisis Facing Postal Service
February 13, 2013
Cummings Responds to President’s State of the Union
February 13, 2013
ADVISORY: Cummings to Testify Before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs About the Challenges Facing the U.S. Postal Service
February 11, 2013
Cummings to Testify Before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs About the Challenges Facing the U.S. Postal Service
February 11, 2013
Cummings Commends HUD on New Housing Discrimination Rule
February 8, 2013
Cummings Disappointed with Postal Service’s Quarterly Earnings
February 8, 2013
45 House Members Urge President to Nominate a Permanent Director of FHFA
February 7, 2013
Cummings Applauds House Task Force’s Gun Violence Prevention Principles
February 7, 2013
Bipartisan Support Grows Quickly for House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking
February 6, 2013
Issa, Cummings Question DOJ on FOIA
February 6, 2013
Cummings Responds to U.S. Postal Service’s Intention to End Saturday Delivery
February 6, 2013
Members Introduce First Bipartisan House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking
February 5, 2013
Tuesday: Representatives to Announce First Bipartisan House Bill to Combat Gun Trafficking
February 1, 2013

January 2013

Warren and Cummings Launch Joint Investigation of Settlement Ending Independent Foreclosure Review Process
January 31, 2013
Issa, Cummings Ask for Briefing on Swartz Prosecution
January 29, 2013
Issa, Cummings Warn NFLPA That Players May Be Called Before Committee
January 28, 2013
Oversight Committee Makes Bipartisan Call for Appointment of State Department IG
January 24, 2013
Cummings Responds to President’s Nominations at CFPB and SEC
January 24, 2013
Cummings Announces Anticipated Subcommittee Ranking Members for Oversight Committee
January 17, 2013
Cummings Attends White House Event on Administration Gun Proposals
January 16, 2013
Panel Statements For Today's Forum on Challenges Voters Faced in 2012 Election
January 14, 2013
Cummings to CFPB Director: “I Got Your Back”
January 10, 2013
Reps. Cummings and Waxman Release Documents Showing that Wal-Mart’s CEO was Informed of Mexican Bribery Allegations in 2005
January 10, 2013
Congressmen Connolly, Cummings Hold Forum to Examine Voting Challenges in Virginia and Nationwide During the 2012 Election
January 10, 2013
House Oversight Committee Statement on HGH Testing in Major League Baseball
January 10, 2013
Cummings Issues Statement on AIG’s Decision Not to Join Bailout Lawsuit
January 9, 2013
Congressman Cummings to Give Remarks at National Consumer Protection Bureau’s Public Hearing on Mortgage Policy
January 8, 2013
Cummings Issues Statement on Potential AIG Lawsuit Against the Government
January 8, 2013
Cummings Reacts to New Foreclosure Settlement
January 7, 2013
House Oversight Committee Requests Briefing on Potential Independent Foreclosure Review Process Settlement
January 5, 2013

December 2012

Cummings and Three Former Oversight Committee Chairmen File Brief Opposing Republican Fast and Furious Contempt Lawsuit
December 19, 2012
Cummings Lauds House Passage of "Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012"
December 19, 2012
Baltimore’s Powered by ME! Director Michael Gimbel To Testify on Local Youth Anti-Doping Efforts
December 12, 2012
House Members Urge President, House, and Senate Leaders to Include Mortgage Principal Reduction in Any Fiscal Cliff Deal
December 11, 2012
Cummings, Grijalva Support Recommendations to Increase Transparency of Spending by For-Profit Colleges
December 7, 2012
Cummings Reelected Ranking Member of House Oversight Committee
December 5, 2012

November 2012

Cummings Applauds Senate Passage of Hatch Act Legislation
November 30, 2012
Cummings Hails Signing of Whistleblower Legislation
November 27, 2012
Cummings Applauds Senate Passage of “Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012”
November 14, 2012
Cummings Applauds End of “Retained Attorney Network”; Warns That Fannie and Freddie Must Ensure that Foreclosure Lawyers Follow the Law
November 9, 2012

October 2012

Cummings Responds to Latest Allegations about Libya Attack
October 25, 2012
Cummings Lauds Justice Department’s $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Bank of America for Mortgage Fraud
October 24, 2012