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December 10, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2015) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) issued the following statement condemning U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s comments in Fisher v. University of Texas:
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December 9, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2015) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings and Senator Ben Cardin (both D-MD) introduced the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015, legislation that directs the U.S. Attorney General to award competitive grants to state and local governments to establish and maintain short-term witness protection programs in cases involving homicides, violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gang related crimes or organized crime.
November 17, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2015) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) issued the following statement in response to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s announcement that he is requesting that federal authorities cease the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Maryland:
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November 11, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (November 11, 2015) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) issued the following statement honoring our nation’s veterans:
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November 9, 2015
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Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) joined United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), along with House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), and 11 other congressional leaders on college accountability sent a bicameral letter urging the Department of Education (ED) to grant immediate, class-wide relief to former Corinthian Colleges students following a recent federal district court ruling that the for-profit college chain broke federal consumer protection laws.
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October 28, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (October 28, 2015) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) applauded the Obama Administration for awarding three grants, more than $1 Million in total, to the Baltimore City Health Department, along with another $175,000 grant to fund a pilot of Safe Streets in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood.
October 27, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (October 27, 2015) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act. The bill would prevent the Department of Labor (DOL) from finalizing the fiduciary rule needed to ensure that investment advisors and brokers place the financial interest of their clients ahead of their own.
October 26, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2015) – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings joined U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes (all D-Md.) to announce that the U.S.
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October 7, 2015
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Washington, D.C. (October 7, 2015) – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings joined Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes (all D-MD) to announce that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has agreed to immediately end its plan to cut housing rental assistance for families in Howard County, particularly Columbia, under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.
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