Press Releases
Cummings Issues Statement on New OPM CIO
Washington, DC (August 9, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announcing the hiring of a new permanent Chief Information Officer (CIO), David De Vries:
Cummings, Norton, Lynch, Connolly, Duckworth Request Briefing on WMATA's Security Protocols After Recent Arrest of Metro Police Officer
Washington, DC (August 5,2016)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stephen F.
Cummings and Lynch Release GAO Report on Telework
Report Finds Cost Savings and Increased Productivity
Oversight Democrats Release New Video Documenting Republican Refusal to Accept Unanimous FBI Decision on Clinton Emails
Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2016)—Today, Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a new video documenting the refusal by Republicans to accept the FBI’s unanimous decision not to prosecute former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Oversight Committee Passes Bipartisan Postal Reform Legislation
Washington, D.C.—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform overwhelmingly passed two bipartisan bills to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.
80 Groups Call on Chaffetz to Cancel Anti-LGBT Hearing Today on Anniversary of Orlando Shooting
More Than 3,000 Religious Leaders Oppose "First Amendment Defense Act" (FADA)
Cummings Issues Statement on Desperate Republican Efforts to Attack Clinton
Washington, DC (July 11, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement in response to desperate Republican efforts to attack Secretary Hillary Clinton:
Cummings, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers from Predatory Debt Collectors
Current Federal Law Allows Creditors to Leave Families Destitute
Washington, DC (July 7, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Wage and Garnishment Equity Act of 2016 (WAGE Act) to protect workers from losing their entire paychecks to wage and bank garnishments.
FBI Director Comey: Emails Were Not Properly Marked as Classified
"Reasonable Inference" for Clinton to Infer "Immediately" That Emails Were Not in Fact Classified
Cummings to Chaffetz:Criminal Referral "Unwarranted" After Learning New Facts at Today's Hearing With FBI Director
Washington, DC (July 7, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E.