Elijah E. Cummings

President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges

2013-05-17 11:47:00

Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. � THE PRESIDENT:� Hello, Baltimore!� (Applause.)� Well, it is wonderful to see all of you.� Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...

Cummings a disgrace in Benghazi hearings

2013-05-14 09:00:00

The other day I sat down to watch some of the coverage of the Benghazi hearings and almost spit out my drink in utter dismay at the ignorance and incompetence of Rep. Elijah Cummings ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9). Now, mind you...

GOP ramps up criticism of Perez

2013-05-07 10:21:00

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...

Gun advocates detail armed school guard plan

2013-04-02 19:31:56

Gun-rights advocates unveiled Tuesday a 225-page report paid for by the National Rifle Association that lays out a vision for arming teachers to prevent the kind of mass shootings that claimed 27 lives at a Connecticut elementary school last year....

Federal government cuts travel costs; scientists warn of collaboration lost

2013-03-17 20:21:00

Florence P. Haseltine knows the power of scientists meeting face to face. The former researcher at the National Institutes of Health notes a list of milestones achieved through networking and collaboration at conferences, such as the deliberations that...

Naval Academy graduate from Howard County killed in jet crash

2013-03-12 18:13:17

A 26-year-old Naval Academy graduate from Howard County who realized a long-held dream of becoming a Naval aviator was killed when the jet she was piloting crashed into a field outside Spokane, Wash. Lt. j.g. Valerie Cappelaere Delaney and her two crew...

Public cancer forum set for Tuesday

2013-03-12 11:42:00

U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings will host a public cancer awareness forum Tuesday at the East Baltimore Medical Center to provide information and resources to patients, supporters and survivors. The 10:30 a.m. forum, "From Survive to Thrive: Equipping...

Edwards ranked among most liberal House members

2013-02-19 12:24:00

Rep. Donna Edwards, a Prince George's County Democrat, is again ranked among the most liberal members of the House of Representatives, according to an annual review of roll call votes by National Journal. Edwards tied for first place in the rankings...

In Annapolis, College Park shooting becomes part of the debate

2013-02-13 19:45:00

The murder-suicide that left two University of Maryland students dead provided fresh fodder in Annapolis Wednesday for lawmakers debating whether to tighten Maryland's gun laws, with supporters saying the tragic incident gave them new resolve while...

Reactions mixed to Postal Service request to stop delivering mail on Saturdays

2013-02-06 14:08:00

Lanny Gans had not heard, until she went to the Roland Park post office Wednesday, that the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service plans to end Saturday service in August, in an effort to save $2 billion a year.. "I hate to see anything like that...

Cummings to push bipartisan gun control bill

2013-02-04 16:50:00

Responding to gun control loopholes that have proved vexing for police in Maryland and elsewhere, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings will introduce bipartisan legislation Tuesday to impose tougher penalties for people who traffic guns across state borders or buy...

Campaign rules for federal employees get an update

2013-01-27 06:55:00

Even as Congress and the White House appeared to be at a standoff over the fiscal cliff last month, lawmakers and the president were able to agree on at least one thing: an update of the Hatch Act. The 1939 law prohibits federal employees and certain...

U.S. Postal workers rally outside U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings' 7th District office in Catonsville to protest federal mandates that require the U.S.P.S. to fund future pension obligations that are resulting in branches closure and layoffs.

2011-09-26 21:00:00

U. S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings intends to donate an unspecified portion of his salary to scholarship funds at Howard University and Morgan State to ensure that "these students do not have to suffer as a result of Congress' failure to properly address our national fiscal issues."

2011-06-09 00:00:00

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings

2011-06-09 00:00:00