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Leading Democrats Call for Investigation into Trump Administration Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Information
In a letter to DHS and DOJ Inspectors General, members voice concern over apparent attempt at voter suppression and intimidation to limit equal access to the ballot box
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 6, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a new Democratic staff report entitled, A FAILURE OF OVERSIGHT: How Republicans Blocked a Credible Investigation of the Trump Administration's Response to the 2017 Hurricanes. As the staff report explains:
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 31, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Directors of the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget seeking a briefing on their plans to comply with a recent federal court decision invalidating provisions of President Trump's Executive Orders.
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 30, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after a briefing with the U.S. Postal Service on the release of the unredacted security clearance application and personnel file of Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District:
Washington, D.C.—Today, Vice Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General for the United States Postal Service requesting an investigation into the Postal Service's reported release of a former employee and current Congressional candidate's unredacted Standard Form 86 (SF-86).
| Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees conducted a joint interview with Bruce Ohr, a senior career attorney at the Department of Justice, for nearly eight hours. The interview was part of the Majority's continuing investigation of the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation. Republicans have alleged that Mr. Ohr's testimony casts doubt on the early stages of the investigation into links between the Russian government and the Trump campaign. |
| Washington, D.C. (Aug. 28, 2018)—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the Census Bureau's efforts to include hard-to-count groups, such as minorities, renters, and young children for the 2020 Census: |
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elijah Cummings of Maryland, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week's address, Cummings highlights the immediate need for Congress to enact oversight as a check to the rampant culture of corruption in the Trump Administration, and ensure that Washington works For the People. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.
| Washington, DC (Aug. 23, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. |