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July 10, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2019)—This week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, convened a hearing examining how the Trump Administration's deterrence policies are creating a humanitarian crisis and jeopardizing the health and safety of the migrant children and families.

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July 9, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Jul. 9, 2019)—Tomorrow, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will host a press conference on the treatment of immigrant children at the Southern border. Raskin will be joined by Chairman Elijah E.


July 9, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2019)—On July 10, 2019, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, led by Chairman Jamie Raskin, will hold a hearing examining how the Trump Administration's deterrence policies are creating a humanitarian crisis and jeopardizing the health and safety of the migrant children and families.


July 8, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2019)—On Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing with trauma survivors, public health experts, and government officials to examine childhood trauma in the United States.

WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

WHEN: Thursday, July 11, 2019

TIME: 10:00 a.m.

Issues: Health Care

July 8, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2019)—On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing to examine the implications of the Trump Administration's sudden decision to reverse its own previous legal position in Texas v.


July 3, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 3, 2019)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, announced that the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Dr. Steven Dillingham, will testify at a hearing on July 24, 2019, on the status of planning and preparations for the 2020 Census.

Issues: Census

July 3, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 3, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after attorneys from the Department of Justice informed a federal judge that, contrary to their earlier assurances, they have now been ordered to examine whether the Trump Administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census consistent with the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this week:

Issues: Census

July 2, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019)— Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement, in response to the decision by the Trump Administration to follow the Supreme Court's ruling last week, to abandon its efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, and to begin printing the Census forms without the citizenship question as soon as possible:

Issues: Census

July 2, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019)—Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep.