February 2016
Cummings Issues Statement on New Snyder Administration Emails
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to newly-released emails showing Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's top aides warned internally about problems with Flint's drinking water as early as October 2014, but he and his administration allowed the city to continue using the Flint River for a full year:
Cummings and Baldwin Introduce Legislation to
Expand Protections for Wall Street Whistleblowers
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 25, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Whistleblower Augmented Reward and Non-Retaliation Act of 2016 (WARN Act), which would expand protections for those who blow the whistle on financial crimes.
Washington, DC (Feb. 25, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding two upcoming hearings examining the water crisis in Flint, Michigan with local, state, and federal officials:
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 25, 2016)—At a hearing today before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, both Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings expressed full support for President Obama's nomination of Beth Cobert as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), rejecting GOP Senator David Vitter's announcement today that he is blocking Cobert's nomination.