Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 9, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to a letter signed by more than 60 House Democrats asking the Democratic leadership to make addressing the opioid crisis a top priority for the 116th Congress:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Joe Neguse (D-Co.) and other cosponsors in the House and Senate will hold a press conference Thursday morning to announce a legislative package that would drastically reduce prescription drug prices in the United States.
WHO: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Reps. Elijah Cummings, Ro Khanna, Peter Welch, Joe Neguse and other cosponsors in the House and Senate
Washington—The chairs of seven committees in the House of Representatives today are calling on the Trump Administration to explain the easing of sanctions on businesses tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement on the introduction of sweeping Democratic legislation to restore our democracy: |
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement after his colleagues in the House of Representatives voted to name him Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform for the 116th Congress: |
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will hold a press event on Friday, January 4, at 11:00 a.m. E.T. to introduce H.R. 1, For the People Act, a historic reform package to restore the promise of our nation's democracy, end the culture of corruption in Washington, and reduce the role of money in politics to return the power back to the American people.
WHO: | Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi |
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51) to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, her first bill of the 116th Congress. She introduced the bill with 151 original cosponsors, a new record, up from the previous record Norton set in the 115th Congress (116). Norton also announced that the Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), has committed to holding a hearing and markup in 2019 on H.R. 51.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement after the Committee on Rules announced a rules package that renames the "Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR)" as the "Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR)":
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) have opened an investigation into the sudden collapse of the massive for-profit college chain Education Corporation of American (ECA), demanding information from ECA and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), the failed accreditor responsible for giving ECA its stamp of approval prior to the collapse.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 21, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to immediately address security vulnerabilities identified in a new classified draft report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO expects to issue the final report in early January 2019.