Press Releases
Washington, DC (Mar. 23, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a report issued by Governor Snyder's Task Force finding that the state of Michigan is "fundamentally accountable" for Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis:
BREAKING:
Cummings Calls on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to Resign
“Absentee Governor” Can No Longer Be Trusted to Lead
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 17, 2016)—At the conclusion of a lengthy hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to investigate the Flint water crisis, the Committee’s Ranking Member, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, called for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to resign.
15 Current and Former Michigan Officials Refuse to Cooperate with Congress in Flint Water Crisis Investigation
Refusals to Be Interviewed or Provide Documents Contradict Governor Snyder's Promises of Accountability
Cummings Applauds Passage of Bipartisan FOIA Reform Legislation in the Senate
Washington, DC (March 15, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement applauding passage of the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) reform legislation in the Senate:
Oversight Leaders Seek to Shine Light on DOJ Office of Legal Counsel
Committee wants greater transparency in opinion making process
Oversight Committee Requests Info on Documents Withheld from Congress by Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 10, 2016)—Today, Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter asking Valeant CEO J.
House Oversight Committee Urges Senate to Approve Cobert Nomination for OPM Head
Washington, DC (March 4, 2016)— Yesterday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Elijah E. Cummings, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a bipartisan letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S.
Cummings Issues Statement on New Snyder Administration Emails
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to newly-released emails showing Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's top aides warned internally about problems with Flint's drinking water as early as October 2014, but he and his administration allowed the city to continue using the Flint River for a full year:
Washington, DC (Feb. 25, 2016) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding two upcoming hearings examining the water crisis in Flint, Michigan with local, state, and federal officials: