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Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, Rep. Jennifer Wexton, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management after reports of delayed back pay and other payroll inconsistencies experienced by furloughed and excepted federal employees.
| Washington, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following statements after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1063, the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2019, by voice vote. |
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2019)—Reps. Elijah E.
| Washington, DC (Feb. 6, 2019)—Below is Chairman Elijah E. Cummings' opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today's full Committee hearing on "H.R. 1: Strengthening Ethics Rules for the Executive Branch." |
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, today announced a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found the Trump Administration spent approximately $13.6 million at taxpayers' expense on travel to the President's Mar-a-Lago resort during his first few weeks in office.
| Washington, D.C. (Feb. 5, 2019)—This week, the House Committees on Oversight and Reform and Ways and Means will hold hearings on H.R. 1, the For the People Act. On January 3, 2019, Rep. John Sarbanes introduced this landmark legislation to clean up corruption, fight big money in politics, and make it easier for American citizens to vote. The bill has more than 200 cosponsors and is endorsed by more than 65 organizations. |
| Washington, D.C. (Feb. 1, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that James Carroll, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has agreed to testify at a hearing on February 12, 2019. The hearing will cover President Trump's first-ever National Drug Control Strategy, which the White House released yesterday. |