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By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Chip Slaven, Viola Garcia, and Nina Jankowicz to appear before the Committee for a deposition. Each official has ignored voluntary requests for a transcribed interview.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to an announcement this morning from the Postal Service reporting a net loss of $5 billion for FY 2013...

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: Washington, DC-Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2481, the Veterans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013, which included provisions introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to significantly expand home foreclosure protections for servicemembers, their families, and disabled veterans.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the nomination of Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) to be director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA):

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: Dear Senator Durbin: I applaud your decision to hold a hearing on “the civil rights implications when racial profiling and ‘stand your ground’ laws mix."[1]. Over the last year, the Trayvon Martin shooting and the acquittal of his admitted killer have reignited a national conversation about the significant...

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a Democratic staff memo that refutes Committee Chairman Darrell Issa’s claims that the White House directed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to disable...

By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 9, 2023

Simpson Remarks At Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 1: Morning Session (As Prepared)

By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 9, 2023

Aderholt Remarks At Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, And Related Agencies Member Day (As Prepared)

By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 9, 2023

Ranking Member Boozman's Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing of the CFTC

By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 9, 2023

Boozman, Foxx Request More Time to Review Ag Rule, Cite Major Implications for Child Nutrition

By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 9, 2023

Ranking Member Boozman Praises Start of Consultation Process in Dispute Over Mexico’s Biotech Policy

By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 9, 2023

Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 9, 2023

Opening Statement: “A Review Of Title Viii: Forestry Stakeholder Perspectives”

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: We are writing to request that you withdraw the unnecessary and misguided subpoena you issued last week to compel U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park to testify before the Committee in response to your unfounded accusations that he lied to the American people about the status...

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded Senate passage of H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, a bipartisan bill that would improve consumer drug safety. The bill included several provisions, with minor modifications, from legislation Cummings introduced, The Gray Market Drug Reform and Transparency Act of 2013 (H.R. 1958).

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2023

News Release: Dear Chairman Bernanke and Comptroller Curry...

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the Committee’s upcoming field hearings on the Affordable Care Actin North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Arizona...

By EPA Newswire | Mar 7, 2023

News Release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC of Ashtabula, Ohio to resolve alleged violations of its Clean Water Act permit limits for pollutant discharges.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement praising the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for taking action against Mexico’s regulations blocking certain U.S. agricultural goods...

By DOE Newswire | Mar 7, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, security, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...