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| Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan demanding a full explanation regarding the appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to serve as Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Full text of the letter is available here and below: |
Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E.
| Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, announced that he will hold a hearing with the Office of Special Counsel after it recommended that President Donald Trump remove Kellyanne Conway from her position at the White House for at least 25 separate violations of the Hatch Act. Chairman Cummings issued the following statement: |
Justice and Commerce Refuse to Comply with Bipartisan Subpoenas for Census Documents
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)— On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a business meeting to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for withholding documents relating to the Census and to consider legislation that will improve government and ensure coverage for federal employees during government shutdowns. |
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.