National Security Issues
National Security Issues
Chairman Cummings is committed to conducting oversight of any potential violations of protocol and security precautions related to President Trump's handling of national security information, including reports of an apparent violation of security protocols at the President's club, Mar-a-lago.
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On Monday, April 27, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.,the Subcommittees will hold a briefing with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global supply chain for pharmaceuticals sold in the United States, with a particular focus on national security and consumer implications. On March 13, 2020, Representative Chip Roy, Ranking Member Jim Jordan, and Republican Committee Members wrote to ChairwomanMaloney requesting action on this topic.
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 6, 2020)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko conducted a video briefing for Committee Members on the status of women's rights in Afghanistan.
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 30, 2019)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Stephen F.
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 20, 2019)—Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, and Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump personally attacking an Intelligence Community (IC) whistleblower just days after the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) assured Congress that the individual would be protected against "any retaliation or adverse consequence":
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 16, 2019)—Today, Rep. Ted Deutch, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, and Rep. Max Rose, Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, and Reps. Stephen F. Lynch and Jamie Raskin, Chairmen of the Oversight and Reform Subcommittees on National Security and Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statement on this week's hearings on the transnational terrorist threat of white nationalist terrorism:
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 11, 2019)—This week, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a joint hearing with the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities on "Securing the Nation's Internet Architecture."
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Washington D.C. (Sept. 9, 2019)—On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch and Rep. Jody Hice, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee Subcommittee on National Security, and Rep. Jim Langevin and Rep.
Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued a second interim staff report in the Committee's investigation into efforts to transfer U.S. nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.
Chairman Cummings issued the following statement: