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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018
Democrats Send Letter to HHS Secretary Azar Regarding IG Report Finding Largest Migrant Child Detention Camp in U.S. Failed to Conduct Required Background Checks on Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2018
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 29, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows regarding a hearing he intends to hold next week on the Clinton Foundation.
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 14, 2018)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Jerrold Nadler, Frank Pallone, Jr., and Adam Schiff, the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, respectively, sent seven letters requesting information relating to Acting Attorney General Matthew G.
Cummings Urges Fellow Democrats to
Unite Behind Nancy Pelosi for Speaker
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 12, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a Dear Colleague urging all House Democrats to vote for Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker of the House.
In New Letter To DOJ's Chief Ethics Officer, Leaders Pelosi and Schumer, Representatives Nadler, Schiff And Cummings, And Senators Feinstein And Warner Highlight The Many Hostile Statements Made By Acting AG Matthew Whitaker And His Numerous Conflicts Of Interest That Warrant His Recusal From Overseeing The Special Counsel's Investigation
| Washington, D.C. – Last night, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein sent letters to top Administration officials demanding the preservation of all documents and materials relevant to the work of the Office of the Special Counsel or the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. |
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 7, 2018)—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the midterm election results that Democrats will have a majority in the House of Representatives in 2019:
"I thank the voters of Maryland's seventh district for showing their faith in me and electing me to represent them in Congress.
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 7, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to conflicting reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned from his position or was fired by President Donald Trump:
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 5, 2018) – Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Joe Courtney sent a letter on Friday to the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Karl L.