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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Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E.
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Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2019)—Today, Chairman Elijah E. Cummings convened a hearing on "Facial Recognition Technology (Part 1): Its Impact on our Civil Rights and Liberties."
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| Washington, D.C. (Apr. 23, 2019)— This morning at 9 a.m., Democratic and Republican investigators on the Committee on Oversight and Reform convened the scheduled deposition of White House Personnel Security Director Carl Kline, which was ordered by a subpoena issued by the Committee on April 2. Mr. Kline did not appear for his deposition. The White House informed the Committee that it ordered Mr. Kline not to appear, but the President has not asserted any Constitutional or other privilege that would have relieved Mr. |
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 10, 2019)—On Tuesday, the Committee on Oversight and Reform began its efforts this Congress to examine the fight against global climate change with two key hearings.
| Washington, D.C. (Apr. 2, 2019)—On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, the Subcommittee on National Security will hold a hearing on "The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's 2019 High-Risk List." WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building WHEN: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 TIME: 2:00 p.m. |
Washington, D.C. (Mar.
| Washington, D.C. (Mar. 24, 2019)—Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) released the following joint statement in response to Attorney General William Barr's letter sharing the principle conclusions in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report: |
Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform; and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today released a management alert from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security.