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May 10, 2018

Cummings Issues Statement on Niger Ambush Report

Washington, D.C. (May 10, 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 Department of Defense's public release of an eight-page summary report on the October 4, 2017 Niger ambush:


May 10, 2018

All National Security Subcommittee Dems Ask

Mattis to Reverse Trump Administration Decision to

Conceal U.S. Troop Numbers from Public


May 10, 2018

Ahead of President Trump's Speech On Drug Prices – Democrats Outline Report On The Rising Cost Of Rx Drugs Under Trump Administration & Push President To Endorse Democrats' Bold Proposal to Give Americans A Better Deal On Rx Drug Prices


May 9, 2018

Dems Press for Subpoena for Documents

Revealing Who Improperly Classified

Handwritten Notes of Top DOJ Official


May 9, 2018

Affordable Prescription Drug Task Force Lays Out Priorities for Trump to Lower Prescription Drug Prices


May 8, 2018

Top Dems Request IG Investigation of

Illegal Hiring Allegations at Justice Department


May 7, 2018

Pelosi, Tri-Caucus and Oversight Democrats Hold

Press Conference Ahead of Hearing on Census Citizenship Question

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May 4, 2018

Washington, DC (May 4, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy requesting that the Committee launch an investigation and obtain documents relating to whether President Donald Trump violated federal law by concealing the payment to Stephanie Clifford.


May 2, 2018

Maloney, Cummings, Oversight Committee Dems Ask for Documents on DOJ's 2020 Census Citizenship Question Request

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Co-Chair of the House Census Caucus, and Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led a letter of all Oversight Committee Democrats requesting that the Department of Justice produce documents to explain why and how the department requested that a citizenship question be added to the 2020 Census.


May 1, 2018

Top Dems Ask Gowdy to Subpoena Documents

From Bank that Reportedly Loaned Manafort

Millions in Exchange for Promises of Appointment