Census

Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2019)—Today, Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke at a press conference following the House passage of H.Res. 430, which authorizes committee chairs to go directly to court to fully enforce their subpoenas without a full House vote.

Below is a transcript of Chairman Cummings's remarks:

TODAY, at 4:15 p.m., or immediately after final passage of H.Res. 430, a civil enforcement resolution, top House Chairs will hold a press conference.

WHO: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff

Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings

Committee on Rules Chairman Jim McGovern

Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters

Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel

WHEN: June 11, 2019 at 4:15 p.m. E.T.

Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, made the following statement on the House floor in support of H.Res. 430, authorizing committee chairs to go directly to court to fully enforce their subpoenas without a full House vote.

The resolution passed by a vote of 229 to 191.

Washington, D.C. (June 10, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that he has scheduled a Committee vote for this Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with bipartisan subpoenas issued as part of the Committee's investigation into the Trump Administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2019)—Rep. Elijah E.