Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2019)—Today, Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke at a press conference following the House passage of H.Res. 430, which authorizes committee chairs to go directly to court to fully enforce their subpoenas without a full House vote.
Below is a transcript of Chairman Cummings's remarks:
TODAY, at 4:15 p.m., or immediately after final passage of H.Res. 430, a civil enforcement resolution, top House Chairs will hold a press conference.
WHO: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff
Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings
Committee on Rules Chairman Jim McGovern
Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters
Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel
WHEN: June 11, 2019 at 4:15 p.m. E.T.
| Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2019)— On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a business meeting to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for withholding documents relating to the Census and to consider legislation that will improve government and ensure coverage for federal employees during government shutdowns. |
Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, made the following statement on the House floor in support of H.Res. 430, authorizing committee chairs to go directly to court to fully enforce their subpoenas without a full House vote.
The resolution passed by a vote of 229 to 191.
Washington, D.C. (June 10, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that he has scheduled a Committee vote for this Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with bipartisan subpoenas issued as part of the Committee's investigation into the Trump Administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2019)— Today, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, held a field hearing in Laguna Niguel, California on "Examining America's Nuclear Waste Management, Storage, and the Need for Solutions."
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| Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, and Committee Members Reps. |
Washington, D.C. (Jun. 5, 2019)—This week, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing on "Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part II): Adequacy of the Federal Response."
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