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January 2017

January 24, 2017

Chaffetz Defeats Amendment to Subpoena Michigan Governor for Documents Withheld on Flint Water Crisis

All Republicans Vote Against Motion to Enforce Committee's Own Document Request

Issues: Flint

January 24, 2017

Cummings Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members for 115th Congress

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 24, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced the subcommittee Ranking Members for the 115th Congress and released the following statement:


January 23, 2017

Cummings Issues Statement After Closed-Door Meeting with Top Government Ethics Official

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 23, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Members of the Committee held a meeting with Walter Shaub, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE):


January 23, 2017

Top Oversight and Transportation Committee Dems Request Information on GSA's Steps to Address President Trump's Apparent Breach of D.C. Hotel Lease

Documents Show Trump's Company Reported Receiving $1 Million Less Than They Projected After Opening


January 19, 2017

Cummings Asks Chaffetz to Allow All Oversight Members to Join Meeting with Ethics Director After Chairman's Reversal on Subpoena Threat

Urges Chairman to Apologize to Shaub


January 18, 2017

Cummings Seeks Information from Vision Property Management and Fannie Mae about Alleged Harm to Tenants

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E.


January 18, 2017

Democrats Call on Oversight Committee Chairman to Immediately Re-open Flint Water Investigation

Ranking Members Ask for Vote on Subpoena to Michigan Governor, Refer Emergency Managers to DOJ for Criminal Prosecution

Issues: Flint

January 15, 2017

Cummings Issues Statement on Trump-Chaffetz

Coordinated Attack on Top Government Ethics Official


January 13, 2017

Washington D.C. (Jan. 13, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz publicly attacked the head of the Office of Government Ethics rather than investigating President-Elect Donald Trump's refusal to divest:


January 12, 2017

Cummings Requests Public Hearing With Top Government Ethics Official on President-Elect's Refusal to Divest