Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 17, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Ranking Member Jim Jordan in response to unprecedented letters Jordan sent to 12 companies urging them not to cooperate with the Committee's ongoing investigation into the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs.
Three House Committee Chairs sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White House requesting documents regarding a Trump Administration proposal to release detained immigrants into congressional districts represented by Democrats for purely political reasons.
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 12, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald E.
Washington, D.C. – Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) today sent a letter with Rep. TJ Cox (D-Calif.), chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.), chair of the Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on the Environment, to top House appropriators urging a funding increase sufficient to hire at least 10 new full-time employees dedicated to FOIA response.
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 11, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert Manfred requesting documents related to antitrust concerns regarding the league's reported efforts to purchase 21 regional sports networks (RSNs).
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 10, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, entered the statement below into the Congressional Record commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 10, 2019)—On Tuesday, the Committee on Oversight and Reform began its efforts this Congress to examine the fight against global climate change with two key hearings.
| Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 9, at 9 a.m. E.T. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and House Democrats will hold a press conference to unveil new letters to the Attorney General, HHS Secretary, and the White House demanding the production of documents related to the Trump Administration's decision to expand its assault on Americans' health care in the Texas v. United States lawsuit last month. |
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 4, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released a newly declassified report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) that examined covert testing used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to identify aviation security vulnerabilities.
Cummings issued the following statement on the report: