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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.), Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E.
| Washington, D.C. (Sept. 12, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to White House Counsel Donald F. |
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 11, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to the leaked portions of texts between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page that were mischaracterized by Republican House Members and then repeated by President Donald Trump:
Last week, a federal court in Texas heard oral arguments in yet another lawsuit attacking the Affordable Care Act.
The difference this time is that the Trump administration refused to defend the law — choosing instead to jeopardize the health care and financial well-being of tens of millions of Americans with pre-existing health conditions.
Leading Democrats Call for Investigation into Trump Administration Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Information
In a letter to DHS and DOJ Inspectors General, members voice concern over apparent attempt at voter suppression and intimidation to limit equal access to the ballot box
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 6, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a new Democratic staff report entitled, A FAILURE OF OVERSIGHT: How Republicans Blocked a Credible Investigation of the Trump Administration's Response to the 2017 Hurricanes. As the staff report explains:
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 31, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Directors of the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget seeking a briefing on their plans to comply with a recent federal court decision invalidating provisions of President Trump's Executive Orders.
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 30, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after a briefing with the U.S. Postal Service on the release of the unredacted security clearance application and personnel file of Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District:
Washington, D.C.—Today, Vice Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General for the United States Postal Service requesting an investigation into the Postal Service's reported release of a former employee and current Congressional candidate's unredacted Standard Form 86 (SF-86).