February 2016
Cummings Commends State Funding for Flint Water Bills, But Calls for More Action
Washington, DC (Feb. 23, 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 the Michigan Senate's approval of a bill that will provide $30 million in state funding to help pay for water bills for Flint Residents:
Cummings Issues Statement on Retirement of OPM CIO Donna Seymour
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 22, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Donna Seymour, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will retire:
Cummings Urges Committee Chairman to Obtain Documents from Snyder After Governor Ignores Congressional Request
Cummings Rejects Snyder's Potential "Executive Privilege" Claim; Warns of Partisan "Double-Standard" for Republican Governor
Cummings Applauds Federal Emergency Efforts to Address Flint Water Crisis
Washington, DC (Feb. 18, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to provide grants to two health centers in Flint, Michigan for additional lead testing and other services:
Cummings Issues Statement on
Hearing with Governor Snyder
on Flint Water Crisis
Washington, DC (Feb, 12, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Chairman announced a hearing with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to examine the Flint water crisis:
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2016)—Today, the Detroit Free Press ran an op-ed by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, titled “What does accountability mean to Snyder?”
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U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings: What does accountability mean to Snyder?
Elijah Cummings, Free Press guest writer
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) introduced H.R. 4533, the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act of 2016, which would improve existing calculators used by students and their families to estimate the costs of attending college.