Press Releases
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.
| Washington, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2018)—Today, Rep Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a set of 51 letters to the White House, multiple federal agencies, and others requesting full compliance—by January 11, 2019—with previous document requests from Republican Oversight Committee Members on multiple topics. Cummings issued the following statement in conjunction with the release of today's set of letters: |
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 14, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 10, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.
Washington, D.C.— Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement after today's closed-door interview with former FBI Director James Comey:
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 7, 2018) – Today, Rep. Elijah E.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Congressman Bennie G.
Washington, D.C. – Top House and Senate Democrats today sent a new letter to the Department of Justice's Chief Ethics Official, Assistant Attorney General Lee J. Lofthus, demanding an in-person meeting and renewing their November 11, 2018, request—to which they received no reply—to immediately be notified in writing as to whether he or any other ethics officials at the Department of Justice have advised Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself from the Special Counsel investigation, and to be provided with all ethics guidance Mr.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 4, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement in response to a shocking report by the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General confirming retaliation at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in violation of the Military Whistleblower Protection Act:
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 30, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on the announcement that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was chosen by the Republican Steering Committee as the new Ranking Member, subject to final approval by the full GOP conference: