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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2019)—This week, the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold two hearings to hold the Administration accountable for its actions related to violations of the law and its child separation policies.
In addition, the House plans to vote to hold Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with bipartisan Committee subpoenas for documents relating to the pretext for adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E.
Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced his resignation:
| Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that the House of Representatives will vote on July 16 to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with bipartisan subpoenas issued as part of the Committee's investigation into the Trump Administration's pretext for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. |
Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter inviting Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta to testify at a public hearing on July 23, 2019. They wrote:
Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019)—Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep.
| Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that the Committee has invited Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan from U.S. Customs and Border protection (CBP) to testify on July 12, 2019, regarding troubling new revelations about the Trump Administration's family separation policy and harsh conditions at detention centers on the border. |
Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the White House requesting copies of all emails and other communications sent or received by White house officials in violation of federal law and the White House's own records policy.