Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2018)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after a 11-hour long interview with FBI Agent Peter Strzok:
| Washington, D.C. – Today, the Democratic Ranking Members of eight House Committees with jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce sent a letter to the Agency's Inspector General, Peggy Gustafson, requesting an investigation into Secretary Wilbur Ross's compliance with federal ethics requirements, his ongoing issues with conflicts of interest, |
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2018)—Today, during a hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings pleaded directly with his Republican colleagues to join a letter sent earlier this week by all Committee Democrats seeking basic documents from the Trump Administration to help thousands of immigrant children reunite with their parents.
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform—the Committee with jurisdiction over federal employees—issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees:
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2018)—Today, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Elijah E.
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's 5 to 4 decision upholding President Donald Trump's Muslim ban:
Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led all Democratic Committee Members in sending a letter demanding that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen M. Nielsen, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M.
| Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2018)—Today, Congress passed and sent to the President's desk bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to make permanent a pilot program under the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act that allows federal employees who blow the whistle to file appeals wherever they work or live rather than only in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. |
Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on Commerce Secretary Ross' supplemental memo regarding the administrative record on Census litigation.
Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's Executive Order reversing his family separation policy: