Bay cleanup bills will help troubled waters Nov 20, 2009
Elijah Cummings, also of Maryland. These bills are titled the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
US pressed bank on Merrill, Gifford says Nov 18, 2009
His version of events was sharply criticized by Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Maryland. I don t know who you think we are, but I find some of the things you said not believable, Cummings said to Moynihan, who is one of a handful of internal candidates to replace chief executive Kenneth Lewis when he retires at the end of the year. (Boston Globe)
Nightmare On Wall Street To Continue Oct 29, 2009
Maryland Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings, who in 2008 wrote and met with AIG for assurances that the bonuses would be limited, said, "AIG was disingenuous at best and outright deceptive at worst.... Somebody simply was not telling the truth.". One would think that the initial discovery in September 2008 of $1. (CBS News -- Opinion)
Illegal Steroids Still for Sale Oct 23, 2009
Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings told "The Early Show," "I would guess that 85 percent of the people know exactly what they're doing. There's been too much publicity with regard to this area. They know.". However, as Cobiella and her team saw at supplement stores, it's not always easy to tell what's safe, and what may be a dangerous anabolic steroid. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Read more... Sep 4, 2009
More than 70 VIPs supported the effort, including Senator Barbara Mikulski, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Maryland State Delegate Barbara Robinson, Baltimore City Councilman Bernard C. "Jack" Young, Baltimore Department of Social Services Director Molly McGrath and Assistant Director David Thompson, KidsPeace President and CEO William Isemann, local service providers, community supporters, foster parents, and foster kids. At an open house KidsPeace and MARFY provided a free training to local... (PNN Online)
A-Rod gives anti-PED talk to students Sep 2, 2009
program, an anti-steroid initiative established by Maryland congressman Elijah Cummings and state schools chief Dr. Nancy Grasmick. Rodriguez, who admitted in February to using performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03 as a member of the Texas Rangers, recounted his steroid use and told the students to avoid using similar drugs. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
On the death of the public option Aug 18, 2009
My Congressman (Elijah Cummings) is mostly in support of all the bills now coming out of the committees, EXCEPT for the co-op plan in the Senate Finance Committee bill. 2. (Harper's Magazine)
Primerica announces return of agent incentive trips to Hawaii, Las Vegas Aug 11, 2009
U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, called for CEO Edward Liddy's resignation after learning of the trips. All Primerica incentive trips are budgeted and paid for from the profits of Primerica, Supic said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
DaVita's Award-Winning Training Program for New Teammates Reaches Milestone With 100th DaVita Academy in Baltimore, Maryland Jul 8, 2009
Former U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and Congressman Elijah Cummings Join the Program for DaVita's Leadership Development and Cultural Orientation Program ... On hand to participate and honor DaVita's commitment to teammate empowerment and engagement are former United States Senator Paul Sarbanes and Congressman Elijah Cummings. (PR Newswire)
Ready or not, Osprey headed to Afghanistan Jun 24, 2009
Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, asked why the military keeps defending the V-22 program rather than looking for ways to repair it. "The reason we're defending the program is because this airplane will save lives. It's already demonstrated it's saving lives," Trautman answered. (News & Observer)
Can't refinance? Call your congressman Jun 16, 2009
Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat whose Baltimore district has been walloped by unemployment, arranged for 19 banks to set up shop at Morgan State University on Saturday to work with homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. Cummings is asking people to come to his anti-foreclosure fair with recent pay stubs, tax returns, their monthly budget and any late notices or foreclosure threats theyve received by their banks. (MSNBC -- Business)
Lawmakers step in to help homeowners Jun 6, 2009
Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat whose Baltimore district has been walloped by unemployment, arranged for 19 banks to set up shop at Morgan State University today to work with homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. Rep. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Amount of AIG bonuses more than reported May 7, 2009
Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, that the performance bonuses were paid out by operating units, across the company's operations in some 120 countries. The payments, on average, ranged from $4,994 to employees of its financial services business, to $51,026 for employees in the company's asset management group. (MSNBC -- Business)
Bernanke: Economy Should Grow Again Later In 2009 May 6, 2009
Elijah Cummings, D-Md. said many Americans burned by the recession have watched banks and other companies get bailed out and feel like: "Hey, we're on fire, too. What about us?". (W-USA News, DC)
AIG reveals $454m more in bonuses May 6, 2009
The company has told US Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, that the performance bonuses were paid out by operating units across the company's operations in about 120 countries. Payments ranged from an average of $5,403 to employees of its property-casualty group to $51,026, on average, for those in its asset-management group. (Boston Globe)
The Kabuki Theater of AIG Outrage Mar 19, 2009
Elijah Cummings released a letter to AIG CEO Edward Liddy that noted: "Without taxpayer intervention, AIG would have ceased to exist and, to be blunt, all of its employees would have lost their jobs. Against this background -- and given the massive layoffs occurring at other major financial entities, such as Citibank -- the American taxpayers have a right to know why senior executives at AIG, who are frankly lucky to still have jobs, need to receive additional bonus payments of any kind to... (Human Events Online)
Rep Wants Treasury to Act on AIG Mar 17, 2009
Elijah Cummings plans to send a letter Monday to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner expressing his "outrage" that insurance giant AIG, the recipient of more than $170 billion in government aid, will dole out as part of its $1 billion retention program to keep senior executives at the company. President Barack Obama's chief economics adviser Lawrence Summers commented on insurance giant American International Group's plan to award senior executives hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses and... (ABC News -- Business)
Black Caucus Presses Obama On Priorities Feb 27, 2009
Elijah Cummings of Maryland. "(Obama) basically assured us that having been a member of the Congressional Black Caucus ... that he gets the issues and will do everything he can to work with us.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Baseball | Doping: Rodriguez 'shamed the game,' commissioner says Feb 14, 2009
Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, wrote a letter to Rodriguez inviting him to discuss steroids at an anti-drug event. Cummings said Baltimore's Brian Roberts spoke to the group last year. (International Herald Tribune)
MLB Notebook: Selig chastises A-Rod for using (Today) Feb 13, 2009
Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, wrote a letter to Rodriguez inviting him to discuss steroids at an anti-drug event. Mariners. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
A-Rod is talk of MLB after admission Feb 11, 2009
Though Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings said Monday that he wants to see A-Rod speak in front of lawmakers in Washington, D.C., Edolphus Towns, the new House Committee Oversight and Government Reform Chairman whose committee has questioned Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro over the past four years, told The Associated Press that he doesn't believe speaking to Rodriguez is a priority. "The American people need leaders who will focus on stemming job losses and getting... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
A-Rod admits taking PEDs from '01 to '03 Feb 10, 2009
Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat who sits on the House committee that brought , and other baseball players to Capitol Hill in recent years, favored a congressional hearing with Rodriguez. "It would be good perhaps for us to sit down and talk to him," Cummings said in a telephone interview. (ESPN -- Baseball)
* US lawmakers worry about Afghanistan Feb 10, 2009
I have to believe he will come well prepared and present a case to us that will justify what he is attempting to do, said Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat. This story has been viewed 205 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
