Press Releases
Warren, Whitehouse, Carper, Leahy, Cummings Question Office of Government Ethics about Key White House Ethics Officer's Conflicts of Interest
Previous Financial Connections to Carl Icahn, other Trump Administration Officials Raise Concerns
Text of the letter is available here (PDF)
Cummings Issues Statement on Reports that President Asked Director Comey to End Flynn Investigation
Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to press reports that President Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to shut down the federal investigation into former national security advisor Michael Flynn in a February meeting in the Oval Office:
Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2017)—Today, all 34 Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Committee on the Judiciary sent a detailed letter to their respective Republican Chairmen outlining their demand for an immediate investigation into the actions of President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and top White House aides:
Cummings and Conyers Respond to Reports that President Trump Revealed Highly Classified Info to Russians
Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2017) – Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and John Conyers, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to press reports that President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats:
TOP HOUSE DEMS TO WHITE HOUSE: WE NEED ‘TAPES' & ALL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TRUMP & COMEY
Cummings Issues Statement on President's Misguided Executive Order on Voter Fraud
Washington, D.C. (May 11, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's executive order to "investigate" the voter fraud myth:
Inspectors General Warn That Trump Administration Cuts Could Threaten Their Mission
Washington, D.C. (May 11, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a memo detailing the results of a survey of Inspectors General (IGs) at two dozen agencies conducted by Democratic Committee staff.
Cummings Demands Documents from Company Promoting Lease-to-Own Housing Scheme
Vision Property Management Claims Exemption from Landlord-Tenant Laws That Protect Families Against Lead and Other Hazards
Top House Dems Raise "Grave Concerns" About Attorney General Violating Recusal Law on Comey Firing
Letter to Deputy AG Seeks Report on
Removing Sessions or Other Discipline
Cummings Statement on Abrupt Firing of FBI Director James Comey
Washington, D.C. (May 9, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump abruptly fired Federal Bureau of Investigations Director James Comey: