June 2019
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2019)— Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, convened a hearing entitled "Document Production Status Update: OPM, FBI, and GSA" to examine three agencies that have not substantially complied with the Committee's months-old requests for documents: Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and General Services Administration (GSA).
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Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2019)— Chairman Elijah E. Cummings convened a hearing entitled, "Violations of the Hatch Act Under the Trump Administration."
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Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2019)— Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Gilead Sciences seeking information about patents held by the federal government for the HIV prevention therapy known as Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). |
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision prohibiting the Trump Administration from adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census based on the pretext of enforcing the Voting Rights Act (VRA):
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2019)—This week, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing to examine "U.S. Biodefense, Preparedness, and Implications of Antimicrobial Resistance for National Security."
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Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2019)— This week, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, held a hearing on "Recovery, Resiliency and Readiness— "Contending with Natural Disasters in the Wake of Climate Change (Climate Change, Part III)."
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June 26, 2019 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, introduced two pieces of legislation to improve the Coast Guard Academy. H.R.
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought, requesting his testimony on the decision by the Trump Administration to reverse its own legal position in Texas v.