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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.
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2019)— Chairman Elijah E. Cummings convened a hearing entitled, "Violations of the Hatch Act Under the Trump Administration."
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Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision prohibiting the Trump Administration from adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census based on the pretext of enforcing the Voting Rights Act (VRA):
June 26, 2019 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, introduced two pieces of legislation to improve the Coast Guard Academy. H.R.
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2019)— Today, the Committee on Oversight and Reform voted on a bipartisan basis to support Chairman Elijah E. Cummings issuing a subpoena to Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President, to testify before the Committee, after she refused to appear at a Committee hearing today on her multiple violations of the Hatch Act. The resolution passed by a vote of 25 to16 with Republican Committee Member Justin Amash voting with Democrats.
Cummings made the following statement at today's hearing:
Washington, DC (June 26, 2019)— Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Bennie G.
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2019)—On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing to examine violations of the Hatch Act under the Trump Administration.
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2019)—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, filed the Committee's bipartisan report recommending that the House of Representatives hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas for documents about the real reasons behind the Trump Administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.