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July 27, 2018

Washington, D.C. (July 27, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Elizabeth Warren held a roundtable with Maryland Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes, Baltimore officials, health professionals, and community representatives to discuss the challenges they face in combating the opioid epidemic and the urgent need for new resources to expand treatment.

Issues: Opioids

July 26, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – In a new letter today, top Democrats called for a joint hearing on election security to investigate the threats facing elections in 2018 and the Trump administration's plan to secure our elections from foreign interference.


July 25, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Ranking Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) of the House Judiciary Committee, Elijah Cummings (D-MD) of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Adam Schiff (D-CA) of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following joint statement after Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) introduced Articles of Impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein along with 9 of their House Republican colleagues:


July 25, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of maintenance practices for foreclosed and real estate owned (REO) properties to identify any gaps which may contribute to property neglect in certain communities.


July 24, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Today, Vice Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy demanding a hearing with Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats after several Republican Members of Congress raised concerns that they believe President Trump is being manipulated by President Vladimir Putin.

Cummings and Connolly wrote:


July 24, 2018

Washington, D.C. (July 24, 2018)—Today, during a hearing on election security before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Chairman Trey Gowdy, Subcommittee Chairman Will Hurd, and all other Republicans present voted against a motion offered by Vice Ranking Member Gerry Connolly to subpoena the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to testify before the Committee.


July 24, 2018

Washington, DC – Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 25, join Reps. Doggett, Welch, and Cummings as they unveil new legislation to address the prescription drug affordability crisis: The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act. As Republicans continue to fail to address soaring healthcare costs and even promote health tax shelters for the well-off this week, they ignore the needs of working families.

Issues: Health Care

July 23, 2018

Washington, DC (July 23, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to press reports that President Donald Trump is considering revoking security clearances from former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper:


July 23, 2018

Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee Ranking Member Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) co-led a letter along with twenty-five Members of Congress requesting Committee Chairman Gowdy convene a hearing to examine the Trump Administration's poor record on diversity in the federal workforce.

The full letter can be found here.