Press Releases
Oversight Committee Passes Bipartisan Bills Strengthening Whistleblower Protections
Washington, DC (May 2, 2017)—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed three bipartisan bills to strengthen protections for whistleblowers.
Cummings Issues Statement on White House Effort to Blame Obama Administration for Vetting Flynn
Flynn's Former Top Deputy Was "Apoplectic" When He Learned of Russian Payments
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 28, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to attempts by the White House to blame the Obama Administration for granting fired National Security Advisor Michael Flynn a security clearance in 2016:
Cummings Releases Three New Docs on Flynn
Pentagon Explicitly Warned Flynn Not to Accept Foreign Government Payments; Newly Unclassified Letter Confirms Flynn Did Not Report Foreign Payments; Defense Department IG Launches Its Own Investigation
All Oversight Democrats to Chaffetz:
Get the White House Documents on Michael Flynn That You Requested
Hearing Wrap-Up: Chairman Dismisses President's Promised 2,000-Mile Border Wall
Former CBP Official Calls Border Wall "Wasteful Federal Spending"
That Would Make Americans "Less Safe"
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 27, 2017)—Today, during a hearing before the National Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on President Trump's border wall proposal, Chairman Ron DeSantis (R-FL) dismissed President Trump's campaign promise to build a border wall along the entire 2,000-mile southern U.S. border.
As President Releases New Tax Plan, Oversight Dems Press for Vote on Bipartisan Bill Requiring Him to Release Tax Returns
Bill Gaining Momentum with More Republican Cosponsors
Oversight Committee Requests Documents on Trump Organization's Treatment of Foreign Government Payments
Members of Congress Raise Ethics Concerns about Deputy White House Counsel
Passantino's Role Is to Police Trump Administration Conflicts of Interest - But Documents Reveal His Own Conflicts with Icahn, Carson, Price
Text of the letter is available here (PDF)
Cummings Issues Statement After Oversight Chairman Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2018
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 19, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced he would not seek re-election in 2018:
Washington, DC (Apr. 13, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following memo and internal documents that refute Republican claims that the Obama Administration did not consult with them on the Bears Ears Monument designation.
Click here and see below to read the memo.