Yearly Archive

March 2012

Cummings Seeks Transcribed Interviews of Former NLRB Board Members
March 28, 2012
Cummings and Tierney Call on DeMarco to Comply with Congressional Request for Information on Principal Reduction
March 23, 2012
Cummings, Rockefeller, and Harkin Investigate “Fake Pharmacies” Buying and Selling Shortage Drugs in the Gray Market
March 21, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on House Republican Budget
March 20, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on Unanimous Passage of Bill to Sell Excess Federal Property
March 20, 2012
Cummings Calls for Halt to Unsubstantiated Allegations and Accusations of Criminal Conduct Against DOE Employees
March 19, 2012
Ranking Member Connolly Calls on Agencies to Address E-Waste
March 19, 2012
Cummings Responds to New York Times Op-ed on Goldman Sachs
March 14, 2012
Bipartisan, Bicameral Hatch Act Modernization Bill Introduced
March 7, 2012
Armed Forces Face Continued Challenges in Promoting Diversity
March 6, 2012
Cummings Praises President’s Announcements on Housing Issues
March 6, 2012
Forum on Efforts to Promote Diversity and Eliminate Hazing in the Armed Forces
March 2, 2012
Oversight Democrats Call on Issa to Condemn Limbaugh’s Attack Against Women and Contraceptives
March 1, 2012

February 2012

Key House Democrats Assail Attacks on Regulation of Oil Speculation
February 29, 2012
Pelosi, Cummings House Democrats’ Joint Statement on Vicious and Inappropriate Attacks Against Sandra Fluke
February 29, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on Postal Closures Announcement
February 24, 2012
Sandra Fluke Finally Testifies Before Congress
February 23, 2012
Documents & Videos Relating To Contraception Hearing
February 16, 2012
Issa Rejects Minority Witness for Hearing on Contraception
February 16, 2012
Senator Sanders and Ranking Member Cummings Call for Reform of Postal Service Pre-Funding Schedule
February 13, 2012
Senator Warner Agrees to Testify at Oversight Committee Hearing
February 10, 2012
Cummings Issues Statement on Mortgage Settlement
February 9, 2012
Cummings Responds to DOD Report on Role of Women in Combat
February 9, 2012
Rapid Response: Chairman Issa Calls for Andrew Traver’s Confirmation as ATF Director
February 2, 2012
Oversight Democrats Call for Public Hearing with Former Attorney General Mukasey on “Gunwalking” Operations
February 2, 2012

January 2012

Cummings Issues Report Detailing Five Years of Gunwalking Operations in Arizona
January 31, 2012
Cummings, Democrats Oppose Additional Cuts to Federal Pay and Benefits
January 25, 2012
Issa Instructs Law Firm to Conceal Members’ Identities in Countrywide Documents
January 25, 2012
Cummings Calls for Testimony and Documents from Mortgage Bank CEOs
January 23, 2012
Cummings, Tierney Urge Issa to Subpoena Documents from FHFA on Principal Reduction
January 18, 2012
Questions Raised About Chairman Issa’s Three-Year Campaign to Investigate Members of Congress Who Received Countrywide “VIP” Loans
January 17, 2012
Cummings Welcomes Decision by Fannie and Freddie to Extend Forbearance to 12 Months
January 12, 2012
Cummings, Davis Request Hearing in Chicago to Examine Banks’ Failure to Maintain Abandoned Properties
January 5, 2012
Cummings Lauds Appointment of Cordray to Head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
January 4, 2012

December 2011

Cummings Issues Statement Lauding EPA’s New Rule to Limit Toxic Air Emissions
December 21, 2011
Top Fed Official Makes Strong Pitch for More Aggressive Housing Policies Including Targeted Principal Reduction Program
December 16, 2011
Senate Chairmen Join Cummings's Investigation of "Gray Market" Drug Companies
December 15, 2011
Cummings Issues Statement in Response to Postal Service Decision to Slow Facility Closures
December 14, 2011
ADVISORY: TODAY: Experts to Testify on Combating Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
December 13, 2011
Cummings Launches Investigation of CEO Pay at For-Profit Colleges
December 12, 2011
Cummings Delivers Keynote Address, Announces New Investigation on Executive Compensation
December 9, 2011
Cummings Congratulates Boeing Workers and Management on Agreement
December 9, 2011
Why Are Republicans Ignoring the “Mukasey Memo” on Botched Gunwalking Operations During the Bush Administration?
December 8, 2011
Cummings Responds to Senate GOP Vote to Block Richard Cordray as Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
December 8, 2011
Cummings Urges Senate to Confirm Richard Cordray As Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
December 6, 2011
Ranking Members Respond to GAO Report, Call on Banks to Take Action
December 6, 2011
Cummings Calls on Issa to Obtain Documents from Virginia Attorney General
December 2, 2011
Cummings, Davis Request Hearing with Drug Manufacturers
December 1, 2011
Cummings Calls for Minority Day of Hearings with Human Trafficking Victims and Their Advocates
December 1, 2011

November 2011

Oversight Committee Democrats Urge FHFA Director to Produce Documents on Principal Reduction
November 30, 2011
Cummings Continues to Press Investigation of “Gray Market” Drug Companies
November 30, 2011
Cummings Requests Dr. Susie Baldwin and Andrea Powell to Testify on Combating Human Trafficking
November 29, 2011
Cummings Requests Hearing on Secret Government Loans to Rescue Banks
November 28, 2011
Cummings Calls for Unredacted Copies of “Engagement Letters” Between Mortgage Servicing Companies and Private Consultants
November 22, 2011
Fannie and Freddie Imposed $150 Million in Penalties on Banks Foreclosing Too Slowly
November 16, 2011
Cummings Lauds Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Vehicles
November 16, 2011
Ahead of Veterans Day, Members Continue Efforts to Help Military Families Avoid Foreclosure
November 10, 2011
Cummings Requests Hearing with Jack Abramoff
November 10, 2011
Cummings: New Documents Reveal Boeing’s Attempt to Use Political Influence to Prevent NLRB Complaint
November 9, 2011
Cummings Requests FHFA Director Testify at Hearing on Fannie and Freddie Executive Compensation
November 8, 2011
Cummings Echoes Call by Attorney General for Stronger Law Enforcement Tools to Combat Gun Trafficking
November 8, 2011
Cummings Asks Virginia Attorney General to Explain Testimony on Air Toxics Rule
November 8, 2011
Cummings, Davis Highlight Flaws in GOP Report on “Marriage Penalty” in Health Reform Law
November 7, 2011
Cummings Seeks Information from Former Attorney General on Prior “Gun-Walking” Operations
November 4, 2011
Cummings Requests Documents from Law Firm after Allegations of Foreclosure Abuse
November 4, 2011
Cummings Applauds Committee Adoption of “Platts-Van Hollen Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011”
November 3, 2011
Cummings Presses "Gray Market" Drug Company for Promised Documents
November 2, 2011
Cummings Applauds Another New Measure to Combat Illegal Gun Trafficking
November 1, 2011
Ranking Member Cummings Addresses New GAO Report on AIG Bailout
November 1, 2011
Cummings Encourages Homeowners to Report Mortgage Servicer Abuses
November 1, 2011

October 2011

Cummings Commends President for Executive Order on Shortage Drugs
October 31, 2011
Cummings Calls for Public Hearing with Former Director of ATF on Operation Fast and Furious
October 28, 2011
Cummings Calls on Issa to Subpoena Federal Regulators for “Engagement Letters”
October 27, 2011
Cummings To Be Honored As "Federal Champion of the Year"
October 27, 2011
TODAY: Members of Congress to Meet with FHFA Director to Discuss Next Steps on Housing Crisis
October 26, 2011
FHFA Director Praises Principal Paydown Plan as “Promising” and “Credible”
October 26, 2011
Cummings Applauds Changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program
October 24, 2011
Members Call for Follow-Up Meeting with DeMarco
October 21, 2011
Cummings Responds to Issa Letter to FBI
October 20, 2011
Ranking Member Davis Hosts Forum on Impact of Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Adjudication Programs
October 19, 2011
Cummings Responds to Issa’s Accusations of FBI Evidence Tampering
October 18, 2011
Cummings Commends FHFA Decision to Terminate Faulty Foreclosure Attorney Networks
October 18, 2011
Issa Confirms Guns Also Went to Mexico Under Bush Administration
October 17, 2011
Ranking Member Davis Hosts Forum On Impact of Drug Prevention, Treatment And Adjudication Programs In Chicago
October 17, 2011
Cummings, Committee Ranking Members to Issa: Stop Interfering with Democratic Oversight Work
October 14, 2011
Oversight Democrats Release Recommendations to the Super Committee
October 13, 2011
Cummings Statement on Subpoena to Department of Justice
October 12, 2011
Cummings and Rockefeller Review Bank Handling of Military Foreclosure
October 11, 2011
Cummings and Tierney Demand Answers from FHFA
October 11, 2011
Cummings Lauds Reforms to Hatch Act Proposed by OSC
October 7, 2011
Members Write to President on Housing and Foreclosure Crisis
October 7, 2011
Cummings Calls on Issa to Subpoena Banks in Foreclosure Investigation
October 7, 2011
Members Request Meeting With Administration On Housing And Foreclosure
October 6, 2011
Members of Congress to Meet with Housing Agency Director to Discuss President’s Mortgage Refinancing Proposal
October 6, 2011
Cummings Investigates "Drug Speculation" and "Gray Market" Sales of Drugs in Critically Short Supply
October 5, 2011
IG Report Requested by Cummings Finds Deficient Oversight of Law Firms Engaged in Foreclosure Abuses
October 4, 2011
Commission on Wartime Contracting Endorses Tierney Bill to Prevent Waste in Contracting Overseas
October 4, 2011

September 2011

Cummings Lauds Extension in Freddie Mac Forbearance Period for Unemployed Homeowners
September 29, 2011
Ranking Members Cummings, Smith, and Andrews Lead Members in Calling on Housing Regulators to Help Servicemembers Avoid Foreclosure
September 27, 2011
Cummings Delivers Remarks on Legislation to Return the Postal Service to Profitability
September 26, 2011