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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)


June 29, 2017
Washington, DC (June 29, 2017)—Today, all Democrats on the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary sent a letter to the Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz requesting an investigation into whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions violated his recusal when he participated in President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.

June 28, 2017

Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2017)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Darrell Issa sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy urging him to place the bipartisan, bicameral Fair Chance Act on the agenda for the Committee's next business meeting.


June 27, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY

Washington, DC (June 26, 2017)—Today, Democratic Members of Congress will hold a media availability after they tour Children's National Medical Center and meet with patients and their families. More than half of the patients at Children's National are on Medicaid.


June 27, 2017

Members Meet with Patients and Families at Children's National Medical Center

Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2017) – Today, top Democrats in the House of Representatives released state-specific reports examining the devastating effects that Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and slash Medicaid funding would have on children with severe disabilities and special health care needs who rely on these programs to survive.


June 23, 2017

Washington, DC (June 23, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Mark Meadows, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, introduced legislation to add more flexibility for federal employees and retirees to withdraw funds from their accounts under the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).


June 21, 2017

Cummings and Welch to Trump: Drug Proposal Would Be a "Betrayal" and Grant Pharma's Wish List

Washington, DC (June 21, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.


June 21, 2017

Cummings and Cartwright Urge Mulvaney to Abandon His Proposal to Eliminate Conference Reporting Requirements


OMB Director Testifies Today Before

House Appropriations Committee