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July 17, 2017

Cummings Requests Details from Secret Service About Any Vetting Done for Trump Tower Meeting with Russians


July 11, 2017

Cummings Responds to Emails on Meeting Between Trump Aides and Russian Lawyer

Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding an email chain between Donald J. Trump, Jr. and Rob Goldstone describing that the Russian government wanted to provide "high level and sensitive information" about Secretary Hillary Clinton that was "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump":


July 11, 2017

Cummings Lauds House Passage of Bill to Strengthen Protections for Federal Employees

Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, lauded the House passage of the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017—legislation he introduced to strengthen protections for federal employees.


July 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Donald J. Trump, Jr., White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort requesting information about their meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer, during the 2016 presidential campaign on the promise of damaging information about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

July 10, 2017

Cummings, Jeffries Raise Concerns Over Conflicts of Interest Created by President Trump's Starrett City Ownership

Request Documents from Trump Trustees and HUD


July 7, 2017

E&C and OGR Dem. Leaders Request GAO Examine Alleged Cyberattack that Blocked Receipt of Net Neutrality Comments

GAO Review of FCC Cybersecurity Practices Needed


July 6, 2017
Washington, DC (July 6, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to news that the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director, Walter Shaub

July 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. (July 6, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy urging him to convene a hearing with Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director Walter M. Shaub, Jr. about the need for stronger ethics regulations.

June 30, 2017

Oversight Committee Democrats Ask FEMA Contractor to Correct Testimony; Release Documents About Failure to Serve Victims of 2016 Baton Rouge Flood


June 29, 2017

Office of Government Ethics Reports Top White House Ethics Official to White House Counsel for Potential Ethics Breach

In Response to Inquiry from Warren, Whitehouse, Carper, Leahy, and Cummings, OGE Raises Questions about Whether Stefan Passantino Appropriately Recused Himself from Matters Related to Carl Icahn

Text of the letter (PDF)